A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

As Harlan drove the car, he glanced at the rearview mirror only to find Darren frowning tightly. He had his brows furrowed in an annoyed way, like he was going to flare up at any moment. The inside of the vehicle gave off a heavy and gloomy atmosphere that could be felt by both of them.

Harlan had forced Darren to come with him, so he had already expected his impatience at the moment. In order to not make him angrier than he already was, Harlan only threw sideways glances at him, watching him carefully.

The car drove steadily for a while. Harlan watched as Darren's expression softened a little, his brows no longer furrowed. Relaxing a little bit, he closed his eyes and leaned against the back of the seat.

He looked tired. There were dark circles around his eyes, and his chin was covered with a light stubble. Darren had always lived a humble life, but it was still difficult for Harlan to see him struggle like this.

To get rid of the awkward ambiance inside the car, Harlan decided to break the silence. He cleared his throat and asked, “You haven't had a good rest these two days, have you?“ He took a quick glance at Darren through the rearview mirror, concern flooding his eyes.

He added, “I prepared nutritious food for you, so you can have it when you go back. You need a good rest for a few days, too. So please, have as much rest as you can while we talk about some things for now.“

Darren only looked back at him through the rearview mirror as a response but didn't say anything else. He was still mad and chose not to talk to Harlan as long as he could resist it.

Sitting still at home was unbearable. He was resting physically but his mind was elsewhere, constantly thinking about the issue at the company and the important matter related to Bonnie. Eventually, he grew tired of pretending to rest and rushed to the company to finally deal with the problems.

As soon as he stepped foot into the company building, a sudden gush of familiarity coursed through him, and he wasn't sure whether or not he liked it.

He scanned the floor and immediately saw several female receptionists gather and gossip with each other, as if they were watching a good show.

He continued to watch them as well and heard one of them say, with just a tad amount of jealousy in her voice, “I don't understand what Mr. Xu was thinking. He's a man of competence and he could get any woman he wants. He did everything he could to build the company from the ground up, but unfortunately, he was blinded by that woman's words!“

The others, who were listening intently, chuckled.

A voice as cold as hell called, “What are you talking about?!“ Darren's voice echoed as silence enveloped the room and all heads turned to him.

Recognizing him, each of them was suddenly struck by terror. Everyone braced themselves for the disaster that was bound to come. All of their faces went white and none of them could do anything other than lower their heads in embarrassment. Even though their hearts were beating fast as they panicked, no one dared to say anything.

he stopped at the group of people he heard talking about him. With the coldest

had turned herself in to save him not only from jail but also from the embarrassment and complete destruction, he felt as if his heart

to compose himself but he was failing. So before things could

sighed, remembering how important

strode back to his office. His eyes darkened as he thought of them speaking ill of Bonnie, so he

cellphone, he contacted William Yang, a lawyer who specialized in such cases. He wasn't

a financial struggle at the moment, paying William a good amount was no problem to

each other. Darren watched as William

taking sips of his tea as minutes passed by. He tapped the table rhythmically and, after a while, couldn't resist asking, “What do you think of it?

up from the paper he just finished reading. As if still engrossed with the materials he had just gone through, he said seriously, “No problem. Don't worry, I'll

because he somehow felt a bit lighter, like something heavy was lifted off of his chest. He sighed and thanked

detainment, a suspect could only meet their lawyer.

a few things to relay to Bonnie. He specially reminded him, “Remember what I just told you and convey it to her as I said it. Tell her

nodded respectfully, assuring him that he understood every word. He answered, “Okay, don't worry. I will

the way home, William thought about the case and every detail he had just read about it. He wanted to win so badly that he prepared for it with all

be, he took the

to push it down his system. Instead, he greeted the staff kindly and carefully handed over a pile of evidence and documents to the police for

sir. I'm William Yang, Bonnie Sun's private lawyer. I am here to take

deliberate study of her case, I think someone is behind this whole thing. Here is the information

the police offer was skeptical but didn't say anything. He let William do his job as a lawyer and defend his client. He brought him to the detention

rest well, so she became a lot thinner than

when she'd be able to get out or if she would ever get out at all. Every night, she prayed constantly

voice, “Bonnie Sun, your lawyer is here. Come with me so you

of renewed hope that everything would be all right. She almost literally jumped up while her heart beat fast in excitement. It must be Darren who had sent someone