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.“

had just suggested that the HT Group

he took a look at Darren and said awkwardly, “T-Thank you for your trust, Mr. Gu. But what kind of order do you plan to place? We do have several more

you really spared no effort in chewing and swallowing down the rest of my food. Ah, I'm sorry for my lack of class. I don't know if I used the correct words.

but had also tried to steal his services. Besides, the project of the HT Group was similar to the KING Group's

were quiet for a while until Herman looked at Jacob, wondering what

Group is preparing customized skin care products, which required the most professional equipment. After

that he hadn't forced himself into their meeting, but instead, been introduced

for the production of some of

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

looked 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 too much. So he said, “But of course, today is just some talk. As long

your new project, and I guess it's very popular among the public. But it won't be possible to manufacture your products in batches. It's inefficient, and I'm

Herman understood him. Compared with the stable sales of the KING Group's products, the potential

eyes, it was obvious that Jacob just wanted to eat his leftovers,

have to discuss it with Herman in private.“ Then, Jacob drank 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

left calmly, leaving the other

intervened in a private meeting, which had risen Darren's anger and made him feel frustrated in his own home. However,

was a 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 he

he already knew that he'd gotten Herman's interest after

quickly got to the point. “I'm now downstairs, in the lobby of the HT Group's building. Do you have time to talk