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?!'

presence of other women, especially the one in front of him who sounded just

Darren bluntly refused while

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

woman in front of him was getting more 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

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

with no reason to

her report and went back

you to find me another assistant right now,“ he barked

and the other departments had gone through such lengths just to find the best assistant for the boss. But all

to their respective departments already. There's no one else left here

he thought of how dire the situation was for the company, he didn't want to make things worse. Moreover, he knew it would be useless if he insisted, so he just

victorious smile appeared on her face. But as soon as he hung up the phone,

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 if I need

said. Then, she leaned in and charmingly said, “Mr. Xu, why don't

actions. Additionally, she sounded exactly like Bonnie

moment, Darren knew he was inches away from losing his temper. Hoping to not do

men avoiding the women they like. Mr. Xu, are you one of those men?“ Siena asked in an even

enchanted in any way. While trying his best to maintain composure, he frigidly replied, “Get out right

finally gave up when she heard how serious Darren was. With her head down low, she sulkily left the room with a

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 in the world. It was a

to ask for Siena

his head, Darren opened the door and peered his head over to look for Siena. When he saw her, he said in a

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

and Dad! How have you been?“ Siena cheerfully asked Bonnie's parents. While waiting for their response, she quickly sorted out her emotions to do the

have you been these past few days? Your mother

enjoying it here. I can assure you

my daughter truly is. Let me have the phone for a while!“ Bonnie's mother said

absolutely no clue what Bonnie's mother was

quick-witted woman, she managed to come up with an excuse. “I'm sorry, Mom. I'm too busy to check the calendar

she found out that she was so busy that she had even forgotten her own birthday. In a slightly dejected tone, she added, “I know it's hard living by yourself. How about me and your father send you some money so you don't need to work so