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.

not disappoint his

other people. To Darren's dismay, they all refused his

they had agreed

entire day, Darren attended unsuccessful meetings one after another. By the last one, Darren had descended into a very

stood by him, not daring to

that used to comprise the backbone of the company, but none of them accepted

who was now realizing the gravity of the situation, squatted on the ground and ran his

multiple times pummeled his mind. He and his company were like a single wooden boat floating aimlessly on a vast

the boat would be

deep breaths, but his mind

for some inexplicable reason, the bad images slowly drifted away and were replaced by Bonnie's smiling

beam of warm sunshine into

his head, stood up straight, and looked at Harlan. "Let's go and come up

he could make

a better mood, Harlan

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

was quiet. The road was clear, and

the manor, Bonnie was asking the servants about Mr.

he went and when he will come back?

had difficulty getting information and sometimes felt lonely. She was constantly surrounded by servants and no one

talk to them, they always responded formally. They would only say what they were supposed to say, nod,

It tormented Bonnie.

been gone for a long

used to it, and she did not know what to do.

Bonnie felt that

to make

ask the servants about it.

she was talking to looked

around and saw Mr. Xu.

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

stood there, looking at her with a

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