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

three other people. To Darren's dismay, they all

had agreed to meet with him

one, Darren had descended into a very

daring

backbone of the company, but none of them accepted the offer. It was as if they

now realizing the gravity of the situation, squatted on the ground and ran his fingers through his

multiple times pummeled his mind. He and his company were like a

storm broke out, the boat would be swallowed

deep breaths, but his mind

slowly drifted away and

beam of warm sunshine into Darren's withered heart.

straight, and looked at Harlan. "Let's go and come up with other solutions,"

was sure that he could make things work

Harlan breathed a sigh of relief

said over his shoulder to Harlan, "To the manor."

was quiet. The road was clear, and the trip was smooth.

Bonnie was asking the servants about

you know where he went and when he will come back?

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

They would only say what they were supposed to say, nod,

It tormented Bonnie.

importantly, Mr. Xu had been gone for a

it, and she

leave the manor. Bonnie felt that it might have something to do with

bothered her enough to make her

to ask the servants about it.

of the servants she was talking to looked behind her and suddenly bowed.

and

her eyes. She thought she was dreaming. She rubbed her eyes hard and then

looking at her

for a long time. When he arrived, he saw Bonnie asking the