A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

The thin man smiled as if he had expected Darren's answer. "Important people are not valued in your company but replaced by incompetent ones. I think that's funny and very wrong."

After a pause, he continued, "I'm with another company now, Mr. Xu, a company that values me. I'm sorry, but I reject your offer."

As soon as he finished speaking, the thin man lounged on the sofa, sipped his tea, and started watching TV.

The intention of his words was very clear.

The bald man did not say anything, but he did not openly object to what the thin man said.

It seemed that the two of them shared the same view.

The room fell silent. Only the sound from the TV could be heard.

Darren cleared his throat and said, "Very well."

He stood up and bid the two men goodbye. He then stepped out of the room with Harlan following suit.

The moment Darren closed the door, his knees buckled. He staggered and almost fell down. Harlan caught him and helped him lean against the wall.

"I've made an appointment with someone else. It's in an hour," Harlan said.

"Good. Let's go," Darren replied. Then he sighed and added, "They're right. There's something wrong with the company's management. But we can't give up as long as there's still a chance."

Darren waved his hand, indicating that he could stand without assistance.

He closed his eyes and kept leaning against the wall. No one knew what he was thinking.

Harlan looked at him and said nothing.

A few seconds later, Darren opened his eyes. They looked clear now and hopeful.

"Come on," Darren said, patting Harlan on the shoulder.

It was rare for him to have someone to accompany him.

could not disappoint his trusted ones.

other people. To

had agreed to meet

one after another. By the last one, Darren had

him, not daring to

appointment with a few former employees that used to comprise the backbone of the company, but none of them accepted the offer. It was as if they had no chance with them

the situation, squatted on the ground and

mind. He and his company were like a single wooden boat floating

the boat would be swallowed mercilessly by the ocean.

deep breaths, but his mind

some inexplicable reason, the bad images slowly drifted

warm sunshine into Darren's

raised his head, stood up straight, and looked at Harlan. "Let's go and come up with other solutions," he said firmly.

could make

Harlan breathed a sigh of

over his shoulder to Harlan, "To the manor." Harlan nodded and followed him.

was quiet. The road was clear,

manor, Bonnie was asking

where he went and when he will come back? I'm worried

in a big manor, Bonnie had difficulty getting information and sometimes felt lonely. She was constantly

formally. They would only say what they were

It tormented Bonnie.

had been gone for a long

it, and she did not know what

decided to leave the manor. Bonnie felt

enough to make

to ask

servants she was talking to looked behind her

turned around and saw

not believe her eyes. She thought she was dreaming. She rubbed her

Xu still stood there, looking at her with a faint

not been to the manor for a long time. When he arrived,