A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"No, nothing happened. It feels a little strange, right? I think it's suspicious that Darren didn't take advantage of the time when you were gone. I wonder if he's plotting something," David stated. They had been waiting for Darren to strike but so far, he had done nothing.

"It's hard to say. Darren is a crafty guy. He will always attack when he knows the enemy is least expecting it," Jacob replied.

This whole time, Jacob had always regarded Darren as his biggest opponent. After all, Darren had always found a way to compete with him. Darren's methods were sly and devious. There was no way that Darren had just stopped trying to take them down.

While the two of them were considering the possibility that everything was going back to normal, chaos had broken outside.

Sam barged inside the office with wide eyes. He reported to Jacob and David as soon as he received the news.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Xu, have you seen the news? Someone said that even though the HT Group was in the middle of a food poisoning scandal, the CEO of the company was unsympathetic. They're saying that he went on a vacation with no regrets!" Sam informed them in an anxious tone. It seemed that they were in big trouble again.

"How can they bring it up again? I thought we cleared it up already. Why are they targeting you again all of a sudden?" David asked, glancing at Jacob. It was strange.

"I have no clue either. I was shocked when I saw the news floating around on the internet just now. It escalated quickly and was immediately shared by several reporters. There's a swarm of reporters downstairs," Sam told them. He felt helpless at this point.

"Let's just wait and see what else happens," Jacob said in a calm tone. He didn't want to lose composure yet.

After Sam enlightened them of the situation, Jacob and David turned on their computers. They saw the news that Sam was talking about and found that it was spreading like wildfire on the internet.

It seemed that Darren had had something up his sleeve after all. They had wondered why Darren had kept quiet when Jacob was away. It turned out that he had just been waiting for Jacob's return so he could drop this on them. Darren hadn't had a change of heart; he still wanted his revenge.

For a moment, Jacob became the center of the storm.

the matter was, he

we release a statement as soon as possible?" Sam was worried that if they didn't clear up the matter, it would tarnish

the articles of the news websites, Jacob frowned and pursed his lips in annoyance. His silence increased the tension in the

not the right time. Just wait a little while," he finally said after being quiet

feel worried about the situation. He had no idea what Jacob was waiting for. If they let it keep spreading, the company might lose

keep going, the company might suffer. Issues like these are food to the press; the reporters will gobble it up unless you say something," David warned. He really had

not change his mind. He still stood there and just watched the

about Jacob's nonchalant expression. Then suddenly, the situation turned

victims who had gotten food poisoning stood out and started to speak

Mr. Gu's name. He is a good man. Once he found out that we were poisoned, he immediately sent us to a reputable hospital and made sure that we received the best treatment. Now, all of the victims from the

and Mr. Gu displays excellent leadership

expected that Jacob would have actually found the victims and asked them to speak out to the public in such a crucial moment. It all felt like a scene from a movie. Compared to Jacob giving an explanation, letting the victims give their own statements was

expect that you would be this prepared for Darren's next move. This is brilliant!" David smiled and proudly patted Jacob's shoulder.

Jacob said, turning to

you, then who did it? Sam, was it you?" Surprised, David turned to face

also puzzled about the sudden

about it and ask

news about the food poisoning incident broke out, I sent the victims to the hospital so that they could get treated properly. Now, they just told the truth. Nobody was behind it. The victims came forward on their own," Jacob explained to

HT Group's snacks, he had immediately arranged for them to be sent to a prestigious hospital. His moral compass hadn't allowed him to stand by and do nothing about it. However, he hadn't expected that his good gesture would make the

Darren's elaborate schemes fell apart.