A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

In just a few days, Bonnie would be placed under trial in front of a judge. Ever since she had been detained, Darren had been working nonstop sorting out documents for her case. The sheer amount of things he had to do for her made it impossible for him to sleep for more than a few hours.

Things were looking bleak because up to that point, Darren still hadn't found any evidence to prove Bonnie's innocence.

To make matters worse, he was suffering from a throbbing headache while looking at the pile of documents in front of him. The fact that he couldn't get Bonnie home sooner broke his heart into pieces. As a result, his mind was in no shape to work at all. Nevertheless, Bonnie was the love of his life and the one who had taken the blame for him. Darren had to muster all his strength to find a way to set her free as soon as possible.

With that in mind, he inhaled deeply in an attempt to clear his mind. He rubbed his eyes to get rid of the drowsiness he felt, and then dialed the company's private line.

A few minutes later, Harlan arrived at Darren's office. The two of them discussed their options for trying to save Bonnie.

“Boss, I've sent a lot of people to look for Rip the past few days but there's isn't a single trace of him. I'm led to believe that Jacob's trying his best to hide him somewhere,“ Harlan said in a calm manner while he analyzed their situation.

It was quite impossible for a person like Rip to disappear into thin air. Therefore, it was reasonable to think that Jacob had something to do with it. 'Besides Jacob, who else would help him?' Harlan thought to himself.

A frown made its way on Darren's face upon hearing his rival's name. He could literally feel his blood boil just at the mention of Jacob's name. Rage filled every cell in his body, but a sharp pain in his heart caused him to stay silent for a moment.

After a while, Darren opened his mouth and slowly uttered, “Call Jacob and tell him that I'm inviting him for dinner at the Phoenix Pavilion at eight o'clock tonight.“

“But⁠—“

Harlan's attempt to disagree was quickly interrupted by Darren.

“No buts. Just do as I said.“ After that, Darren waved his hand, signaling that it was time for Harlan to leave.

At that point, Harlan knew that there was no chance of changing Darren's mind. The only thing he could do was to turn around and leave, just as Darren ordered.

'The Phoenix Pavilion is undoubtedly the best restaurant in the city. There's nothing else like it. Why would he want to speak with Jacob there?'

his head, trying to shake off all these senseless ideas in his mind. However, a single question still remained. How could Darren finally show weakness to Jacob after fighting him so much? 'I guess Mr. Xu loves Miss Sun so much that he's willing to sacrifice anything,

the reason why Darren wanted to meet Jacob at the finest restaurant in the

seemed to have expected this call and agreed without much fuss.

went by so quickly that it

been booked by Darren that night. The private lounge he chose for them to dine in was facing the gate of the Phoenix Pavilion. There were only

thirty minutes passed and Jacob still hadn't

anger building up inside of him. He knew that Jacob was intentionally wasting his time,

his chair while drinking some freshly brewed tea in his office.

there was completely different from that in the Phoenix Pavilion. It was somewhat cheerful and calm. That being said, the assistant standing beside Jacob seemed to have something to say but didn't have the confidence to do so.

few days, he needed a temporary replacement.

at the Phoenix Pavilion at eight o'clock tonight. You told me to agree to that meeting, but....“ The assistant had just

promised to attend the dinner, and was now an hour late. He was afraid that he would lose his job if he didn't remind his boss of

what Sam was thinking when he had sent someone this clueless to replace him. At that moment, Jacob started to miss his right-hand man that always knew what he had in mind. Suddenly, he stood up and straightened his clothes. In his mind, an hour late was the perfect time

face excited Jacob. He couldn't stop

“Let's go.“

the office with his

stopped

manager had a keen pair of eyes and noticed that it was Jacob. Without hesitation, he quickly walked up to him and

horribly grumpy. Even the temperature inside the restaurant seemed to have dropped down a few degrees just from his frigid mood. The manager was so afraid of Darren that he had wanted to leave long ago. A sense of relief came to

one wanted or dared to offend either of them. The Phoenix Pavilion wanted no hand in their problems with each other and hoped that they could solve the issues between them on their own.

the manager immediately felt the tension in the room. The surrounding air felt so thick that it could be cut by a sharp knife. Right at that moment, he clearly realized that he couldn't stay in this place any longer. So, he made up an excuse to

and enjoy your dinner.“ As soon as the manager finished speaking, he winked at the waiters. In a blink of an eye, they all

him there. When he saw the dejected look on Darren's face, he felt