A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

“That's the honorable thing to do, right? This company can't let its employees feel wronged. If they worked hard, we have to reward them,“ Harlan said with a straight face while completely ignoring the young man's expression. Getting back to the point, he looked at the manager and added, “Anyway, I have to go on a business trip for quite a while, so find a reliable person to be Mr. Xu's assistant in the meantime.“

“But, sir...we don't have any more employees left to spare,“ the manager replied with a frantic look on his face. He was stuck in a dilemma. A lot of the KING Group's employees had resigned due to the company's decline, yet Darren's right-hand man was personally asking him for another one.

“Well then, it's your job to figure out these kinds of things,“ Harlan frigidly responded.

Upon hearing those words, the manager realized he had no choice. Since Harlan seldom left Mr. Xu's side, the manager knew that there was something important needed to be dealt with, so he put aside his frustration and just nodded along to Harlan's request.

Having been in the business world for so long, Harlan knew exactly what the manager was thinking. Because of that, and the importance of his replacement, he reminded him, “I'm trusting you to not take the selection lightly, okay? Other than that, take care of this young man's issue.“

Mentioning the young man again was an indication that if the manager messed up Harlan's request, he would suffer the same fate as the young man. The manager immediately understood this and didn't dare to complain anymore.

A few hours later, it was already night time. Darren had just failed to negotiate with the person in charge of a large shopping mall. Feeling somewhat helpless, he looked out the window with a gloomy face. At present, advertisements for the HT Group's skincare products were plastered in every major mall. There was even some sales personnel that were promoting the products in small booths. The only reason the malls were willing to go to such extreme lengths for Jacob's group was that their products attracted so many people. Also, since the group's products were so successful, they could afford to offer bigger sales shares for the malls.

Suddenly, Darren heard the sound of a doorknob turning.

He glanced over and saw that it was Siena, walking in as elegantly as usual.

“What are you doing here again?“ he irritably asked.

Before she answered, she showed the piece of paper in her hand. It was a temporary transfer letter from the human resources department. Then, with a sly smile, she said, “I'm here to be your assistant, Mr. Xu.“

Darren's eyes widened in shock from what he had heard. Out of all the employees in the KING Group, the last person he wanted as his assistant was the woman in front of him. Because of this, he couldn't help but think to himself, 'Does the group really have no more employees?'

From the last conversation he had had with Siena, Darren knew that she was really smart and reliable.

However, he also knew that she had a naive crush on him. This made him reluctant to work with her. In the past, Darren wouldn't have cared about her ogling. He might have even led her on a little.

But now, all he could think of was how rude it was to Bonnie if he fiddled with other women while she was suffering in prison. And since Darren loved Bonnie with all his heart, he couldn't bear to work with any other women.

“Mr. Xu?“ Siena cautiously asked. She was trying to figure out whether he was happy or dissatisfied.

'That voice... Why does it sound exactly like Bonnie's?!'

the presence of other women, especially the one in

Darren bluntly refused

she was, Siena didn't easily admit defeat. In an

unreasonable with each passing day she worked for the group. Because of that, he knew he had to make up some excuse to get rid of her. “To put in bluntly, you're inexperienced. I can't have an assistant that needs

from the HR department and added, “But this afternoon, I was chosen out of forty candidates for this position. All of us went through several rounds of testing, and I was

Darren with no reason

look at her report and went back to his seat to call the head

to find me another

gone through such lengths just to find the best assistant for the boss. But all those efforts were gone

sorry, Mr. Xu. All the other candidates have returned to their respective departments already. There's no one else left here to replace her,“ the manager replied

when he thought of how dire the situation was for the company, he didn't want to make things worse. Moreover, he knew it

on her face. But as soon as

said, he still didn't want to see her, so he waved her out and crankily said, “Fine, but stay outside and wait for my orders. I'll call you

she hadn't heard a single thing that Darren had said. Then, she

bold actions. Additionally, she sounded exactly

he was inches away from losing his temper. Hoping to not do so, he repeated his order

like. Mr. Xu, are you one of those men?“ Siena asked

his best to

With her head down low, she sulkily left the room with a frown on her

his seat to relax. But before he could do so, his phone rang. He sobered up as fast as he could, and then glanced at the screen. What he saw made him feel like he the unluckiest man

ask for Siena to come into his office

the door and peered his head over to look for Siena.

him, but her spirits instantly lifted nevertheless. Not wasting another second, she immediately

Siena cheerfully asked Bonnie's parents. While waiting for their response, she quickly sorted

have you been these past few days? Your mother and I

her act. “I told you guys the last time we spoke that I'm enjoying it here. I can assure you that there's nothing

phone for a while!“ Bonnie's mother said to her husband while taking the phone from him. “Bonnie, do you know what

since she had absolutely

with an excuse. “I'm sorry, Mom.

mother couldn't but feel sorry for her daughter when she found out that she was so busy that she had even forgotten her own birthday. In a slightly