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.“

in his statement was self-evident. He had just suggested that the HT Group also wanted

and said awkwardly, “T-Thank you for your trust, Mr. Gu. But what kind of

who was 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 the rest of my

tried to steal his services. Besides, the project of the HT Group

became tense. The three of them were quiet

lips curved up into a small smile as he didn't take Darren's words seriously. “Of course the 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

spark Darren's temper. He made it seem that he hadn't forced himself into

we also need your help for the production of some of

Herman's factory's equipment for the

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.

lose his composure in front of Herman any more. He inhaled deeply and tried his best to control his temper. Then, he said to Jacob, “I've heard of your new

Herman intentionally, making sure Herman understood him. Compared with the stable sales of the KING Group's

to eat his leftovers, regardless of

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

leaving the other

anger and made him feel frustrated in his own

number on the screen. The number was

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

on 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