A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

After Darren left, Jacob sighed and looked around. “What else can I do around here aside from eating?“ He walked around the place and smiled, as if he had thought of an idea. “Oh, how about having a drink with an acquaintance instead?“

Then, holding a glass of wine, he went straight into Darren's private room.

Inside the room, Herman was eating and drinking with Darren. He was surprised when the door opened and a stranger walked in. His gaze turned from the door to Darren, and he saw his gloomy face. He asked, “Darren, who is this?“

The newcomer looked familiar, but Herman couldn't remember his name.

“Mr. Su, nice to see you! I'm Jacob Gu, the president of the HT Group.“ He raised his glass towards Darren. “Mr. Xu and I are old friends,“ Jacob said, looking at Darren contemptuously, almost as if challenging him.

As soon as Herman heard the name of the company, he stood up immediately. He remembered that this was the president of the HT Group, Jacob, who had appeared in the newspapers countless times.

“Oh, it's Mr. Gu! I've heard a lot about you. Nice to meet you!“ With a wrinkled smile on his face, Herman said to Jacob, “Come on, Mr. Gu. Since you are an old friend of Mr. Xu, come and sit. Let's eat together!“

Herman made it all about Jacob, while Darren remained calm.

Darren kept to himself and didn't say anything. The war between the KING Group and the HT Group had already been reported to the media. The food poisoning issue had also caused quite a ruckus in the city, so it was impossible for Herman to not know about it. It was obvious that Herman was trying to cotton up to Jacob, flattering him while he had a chance.

Darren, on the other hand, didn't want to show emotions around Jacob. The three of them sat and ate at the same table, which soon turned the atmosphere a little weird.

“To be honest, I've heard a lot of good things about you, Herman,“ Jacob said. He had already made full preparations in case this moment happened. He had especially checked Herman's information, so now, he praised him sincerely. Finally, he said, “Since Mr. Xu believes in you, I think that you must be trustworthy.“

self-evident. He had just suggested that the HT Group also wanted to acquire

took a look at Darren and said awkwardly, “T-Thank you for your trust, Mr. Gu. But what kind of order

lifting his wine glass to his mouth to drink, stopped midway. He sneered and changed the subject all of a sudden. “Mr. Gu, do you like the food? It seemed like you really spared no effort in chewing and swallowing down

meeting with Herman, but had also tried to steal his services. Besides, the project of the HT Group was similar to

the room became tense. The three of them were quiet for a while until Herman looked at Jacob, wondering what to

food is good.“ Then, he turned to Herman to answer his question. “To be honest, the HT Group is preparing customized skin care products, which required the most professional equipment. After doing

used the word “introduced“ to spark Darren's temper. He made it seem that he hadn't

help for the production of

words also showed his attitude, not backing down despite the situation. He wanted Herman's factory's equipment for the production of hyaluronic

at Darren with embarrassment. He was getting more and more nervous as time went by. But Jacob also knew not to get under Darren's skin

He inhaled deeply and tried his best to control his temper. Then, he said to Jacob, “I've heard of your new

of the KING Group's products, the potential profit margin of Jacob's new project was low, so

wanted to eat his leftovers, regardless of

the rest of his wine and wiped his mouth with the table napkin. He said, “How about this? I'll leave you and Herman alone, since I have something else to deal with. Enjoy yourselves.“ Jacob didn't take Darren's words seriously even though Darren was as stiff as a wall while saying it. After all, he didn't want to go head to head with him in front of Herman. His words also made Herman think that they would have a further conversation about this new

Jacob left calmly, leaving the other two men alone

Jacob had intervened in a private meeting, which had risen Darren's anger and made him feel frustrated in his

phone call the next day. Jacob took a look at the number on the screen. The number was familiar because he had memorized it already when

Jacob said with a smile. He greeted him joyfully because he already knew that he'd gotten Herman's

the other line, was a bit confused. “Well, Mr. Gu, do you have my phone number?“ He was surprised, but he quickly got to the point. “I'm now downstairs, in the lobby of the HT Group's building. Do you have time to talk with me,