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.

disappoint his

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

the only reason they had agreed to meet with him

attended unsuccessful meetings one after another. By the last one, Darren had descended into a very bad mood, his face

by him, not daring to say a

few former employees that used to comprise the backbone of the company, but

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

thought of being rejected multiple times pummeled his mind. He and his company were like a single

a storm broke out, the boat would be swallowed mercilessly by the

breaths, but his mind

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

like a beam of warm sunshine into Darren's withered heart.

up straight, and looked at Harlan.

could make things work

in a better mood, Harlan breathed a sigh of relief and

said over his shoulder to Harlan, "To the

was quiet. The road was clear,

manor, Bonnie was asking the servants about

come back? I'm

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

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

It tormented Bonnie.

been gone for a long

and she

the manor. Bonnie felt that

her enough to make her lose

she decided to ask the servants about

servants she was talking to

turned around and saw Mr.

could not believe her eyes. She thought she was dreaming. She rubbed her eyes hard and

at her

a long time. When