A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Because of the HT Group's incredible success with their brand new line of skincare products, countless superstars and even some well-known news anchors reached out to the company, wanting to be their spokesperson. Luckily for them, Jacob felt generous and gave each one of them a few products to test on their own, free of charge. When these celebrities got a hold of the products, they couldn't stop telling everyone about how great the products were for their skin. As a result, the public's interest grew exponentially.

While the HT Group's products rose to the top, the KING Group's hold on the skincare industry gradually dwindled. For the last six months, the KING Group's skincare products were all the craze. But now, not a single soul was even talking about them anymore.

Frustrated,

Darren slammed the stack of reports on his table.

Seeing their sales go down the drain on a piece of paper in front of him, he felt like he had gotten a huge slap in the face. No matter where he looked, all he could see was a line going straight down on a sales chart.

At that moment, he couldn't help but dwell on the time when their sales had reached its absolute peak. People couldn't stop saying good things about the KING Group, and everyone in the business world wanted to work there. Even his employees were brimming with delight because of their success. Back then, everyone had only had praise and admiration for Darren. But now that they had hit rock bottom, the whole company felt dull and uninspired, probably because everyone knew that Darren had been bested by his rival once again. Even if the KING Group's employees greeted their boss with respect, Darren could sense that they had lost respect for him just by looking at their eyes.

“In recent news, the HT Group's grand entrance to the skincare industry has been a big success. Their meticulous scientific research and use of the best quality materials has allowed them to create products that have swept the entire nation off their feet. Keep in mind that several months ago, the KING Group was the most prominent name in the skincare industry. However, when we asked customers who have used both products about which is the better one, pretty much every single one of them said that the HT Group's products were miles ahead in quality and effectiveness for their skin. We talked with the HT Group about how they made such wonderful products. They said that it's because they believe that if you start with the best materials, your product will definitely come out on top. And that's just what they did. Our sources say that the material LQ that they used in the products came from their supplier, a renowned company, who is pretty much known for providing top of the line raw materials for the biggest manufacturers in the world. Is it really just because of that? Why are the HT Group's products so good? To answer those questions, we've arranged an interview with a leading professor in our own Medical University. Here's what he had to say.“

The morning news report on the TV just added insult to injury. Darren was an inch away from throwing something at it just to shut it up.

'I'm willing to bet all my money that if Jacob hadn't stolen LQ, his company wouldn't be on the news right now,' Darren irritably thought to himself with a peeved expression on his face.

All of the time and effort he had put into propelling the KING Group to success had been rendered useless in a matter of weeks. There was barely any space for them in the skincare market, all because of Jacob.

The more Darren thought about his rival's underhanded approach to win, the more his blood started to boil. When he heard what the professor had to say about the HT Group's new products, he finally succumbed to his rage. Losing all sense of control, he stood up and walked over to the TV. Then, he smashed the screen with his bare hands repeatedly. Even after all of that violence, Darren still wasn't done. He pulled the TV from the wall and threw it down to the floor with all his might.

The screen completely cracked and shards of glass scattered all over the floor.

Miraculously, the TV still worked after all that abuse since the power was still connected to the wall. The reporters' faces, twisted and distorted through the cracked glass, looked like a terrifying scene from a horror movie, just like the look on Darren's face at that moment.

former glory, he would never be able to save the love of his life. How could he possibly live with himself when an innocent girl was in prison because of him? Especially when her lonely, sorrowful face always popped up into his head every time he saw a girl who slightly resembled her. Because of all of this, his head throbbed in pain, and his brows furrowed in anger⁠—not at his rival, but at himself for being such a useless

because of taking the blame for him. At that moment, Darren made a promise to himself that he would get her out of there

resounded outside of his office.

sound just now?“ the employee closest to

sounded like something big fell down,“ an

that, a third employee voiced out his thoughts. “That didn't sound like something falling down.

pretty much agreed with what the third employee said since all of them knew

it's probably his gigantic TV that was mounted on the wall. If it was his computer, we would've barely heard it, right?“ His explanation made sense to everyone, so they just nodded in agreement. When everything had settled down, they all

of big malls. For some reason, it was a well-known fact that the best raw materials came from LQ. When the HT Group had

their rival company's products secretly. Some would even wear disguises when they went to malls to buy the HT Group's products. They all just wanted to try those products, but after actually using them, all that secrecy disappeared.

Everyone came to that conclusion since there seemed

asked in a distasteful manner. She didn't like men who acted violently when times were tough. As far as she knew, Darren had always been a man who carried himself in a proper manner. Even if he was prone to anger, he would always keep his composure, especially if one of his employees did something wrong. With that in mind, all the male employees saw him as a man they wanted to be. On the other hand, the female employees made him a guideline for the man they wanted as their partner. This was probably why they were so disappointed with how he

now that losing is part of being

I think it's childish to break

just stopped working and talked about how much they disliked Darren. After all of them had had their chance to voice out their opinion of their boss, they started talking about how great the HT Group's skincare products

we pay you to sit around and chat? If all of you have that much free time on your hands, why hasn't one of you thought of a way to increase our sales? Do your freaking jobs!“ Harlan shouted with the fiercest voice he

products. Harlan was already in a bad mood since the company was currently in shambles. The employees couldn't have picked a worse time to anger him. As Darren's right-hand man, he simply couldn't let this happen again. He stared at each one of them in the eye, making sure that they knew what the consequences would be

his intense glare. As a result, they hurried back to their desks

company winked at Harlan, pointing him to the direction of

his boss. When he was done checking if everyone was back to work, he walked to Darren's

that the floor was a mess. Shattered glass was all over the floor and even on the carpet. Harlan felt a bit of pity for the one who was going to clean up all of this. It didn't take a detective to realize that Darren had just gone