A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1503 Visit and Apology

Harlan had been working for Darren for quite some time now and he knew about the feud between Darren and David since before. However, the issue had happened so long ago that it was hard to say who was to blame in that situation.

He only knew that in this world, there were two people that Darren didn't want to succeed. One was Jacob and the other was David.

"Mr. Xu, don't worry. There's nothing much that David can do, really. He won't affect us that gravely. We just need to wait and see." Harlan tried to comfort Darren as much as he could.

Still agitated and stressed about the situation, Darren picked up the cup of tea on the table and took a big sip.

Time seemed to have stopped as they both stayed quiet. Then, he finally regained his trademark stoic expression. With a deep breath, he looked at Harlan in the eyes and said, "Yes, you're right. David doesn't have as much influence as he thinks. It won't be easy for him to get the upper hand."

He swiftly turned off the television with a cocky smirk.

Harlan just stood there and looked at this boss. Even though Darren tried to look calm and relaxed, Harlan knew that he was still seething with anger.

Others wouldn't understand Darren the way Harlan did. Even though Darren and David were brothers, they were as incompatible as fire and water.

When Darren finally calmed down, Harlan cautiously opened his mouth and asked, "Mr. Xu, should we also compensate the victims of the food poisoning incident? I think…"

When he noticed Darren's cold glare, Harlan stopped talking and didn't finish what he was going to say.

"We should leave the HT Group to fend for themselves and handle their own internal issues. It's none of our business. We don't want to get into any unnecessary trouble. And also, you should be more cautious when you speak, Harlan. If someone were to overhear us, we would find ourselves in an uncomfortable situation,"

Darren warned his assistant in a cold, almost menacing, tone. He gave him a serious look.

Once he realized his careless mistake, Harlan lowered his head in shame and gave a slight nod to indicate that he understood.

"Harlan, I want you to keep an eye on David and see what tricks he has up on his sleeve. But don't forget about Jacob, I'm sure he also has something planned."

"Yes, of course!"

After he said that, Darren went back into his office. Harlan closed the door quietly and let out a sigh as he stood outside. Darren's orders had Harlan's heart beating uncontrollably.

Ever since David had offered his help to Jacob, HT Group had started to run smoothly again. The latter had chosen to take a break and had kept his distance from the public. Even David didn't know what he was up to these days.

When he saw David's caller ID on the phone's screen, Jacob turned it off immediately.

"Are we really going to do this by ourselves?" Emily asked reluctantly when she realized that he wanted to do something about the issue.

Unsurprisingly, the food poisoning incident had greatly affected their business. Right now, the best thing for them was to keep a low profile and let the professional PR team handle the problem for them.

So why was Jacob dragging her to the streets instead of going into hiding? What on earth was he hoping to accomplish? Emily was confused.

Feeling distressed, she grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Hey, where are we even going?"

"We're going to visit one of the victim's houses," Jacob replied casually. He didn't even glance at her to see her reaction, he just kept walking.

"Wait, what?! Are you crazy?" Upon hearing his answer, Emily immediately regretted following him to his car just now. At first, she had figured that Jacob was just taking her for a relaxing drive to keep their mind off of things. She hadn't expected that his plan would involve visiting one of the victims and possibly getting himself into trouble.

"Who said that we will get in trouble? Emily, this is a society ruled by laws. Nothing bad will happen to us, I'm sure." Jacob slightly furrowed his eyebrows. "It's just not enough to let David handle the situation. We have to take the initiative and take care of it ourselves," he added.

"But…"

Emily was about to object to the plan but she was interrupted by Jacob. He put his arm around her shoulder and said, "I know what you're thinking about. Don't worry, okay? Everything will be fine. I have hired someone to investigate the issue meticulously. It's just food poisoning, it's not that serious. It should be fixed in no time at all."

After driving around for a few minutes, they finally stopped in front of a simple-looking apartment complex.

Jacob got out of the car first and went to knock on the gate. Emily armed herself as she thought of all the ways this could go wrong. She covered her face as much as she could, only showing her two big eyes.

Jacob glanced at Emily and murmured, "Just wait for me in the car."

He wanted to send her away. However, Emily grabbed his sleeve again and told him, "Let's just go back first. We need to talk about how to deal with this properly. Don't be impulsive."

As the two of them were talking, the door suddenly opened.

A tall and thin woman appeared from behind the door. "Who on earth are you?" she snapped.

The woman looked at the two of them from their head to toe with a judgmental look on her face. She didn't understand why these strange-looking people would knock on her door in broad daylight. They looked strange to her because Emily looked like a beekeeper and Jacob did not look any better. The two of them were suspicious-looking in her perspective.

When he noticed the woman eyeing them, Jacob immediately introduced himself. "Hi there!" He waved in an attempt to look friendly. "I'm the president of the HT Group, Jacob Gu. I'm here to pay you a visit just to make sure you're okay," he explained.

His tone was calm and sincere.

Emily saw all this but she could only stare at him as he did it. She could feel herself sweating awkwardly as she stood next to her husband. She could only silently pray in her mind and hoped that this woman would have a better temper.

Just as she finished praying internally, the woman shouted angrily, "Honey! Come here quick! This man said his name is Jacob Gu. He is the man who murdered our daughter! He is right now at our door!"

As soon as the woman finished her words, a tall man suddenly rushed out to see for himself. When he saw Jacob, his face immediately twisted in anger. He glared at him. "Yes, it's him! Honey, don't let him go!" he told his wife with wide eyes.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

When Emily heard how angry his tone was, she knew that this was not going to end very well for any of them. So, she turned around and bolted.

After running for a while, she heard Jacob curse loudly from behind her. She cringed as she heard a loud smash, as if something had been thrown at him. Even though she was terrified, she knew that she could not leave her husband alone to fend for himself.

She thought of her husband's safety. With gritted teeth and against her better judgment, she returned to the apartment and grabbed Jacob from the angry couple's hands. Together, they ran away from them and went to a bigger street. They didn't look back, not even once.

They ran so fast that they didn't even have the time to wipe away the sweat on their foreheads.

Jacob cursed as he ran and said, "What's wrong with those people? I was just going to apologize! I wasn't planning on harming them or anything!" He looked annoyed because he hadn't gotten to do what he had initially gone there to do.

Emily ignored him and just kept running. She didn't want to waste her breath.

Unsure of how long they had been running, the two of them stopped to catch their breath. They made sure that the couple wasn't chasing them anymore. Thanks to Emily's protective clothing, she suffered no injuries.

However, the same couldn't be said about her husband. The back of Jacob's hands had several scratches from the kerfuffle.

After she finally caught her breath, she suddenly burst out laughing. She smirked at her husband and said, "What did I tell you? You're really just looking for a fight. I told you this would happen."

Even though he was being made fun of by his wife, Jacob couldn't find it in himself to get angry. Instead, he lowered his head and muttered, "I don't understand. I honestly just wanted to visit them and do what I can to help. I didn't want to fight…"

When she heard the distress in Jacob's voice, she couldn't help but laugh even harder.

"Stop laughing! It hurts, you know!" Jacob pouted like a child. He couldn't stand the way Emily mocked him, so he started to walk away.

Emily ran after him. She straightened her face and looked at him seriously before apologizing. "I'm sorry, Jacob. It's just so funny. You said you wanted to solve the problem but you are the problem. Their daughter ate your product and got sick. Did you really think that you could just drop by and tell them you're sorry, and they would pretend as if nothing happened?"

Upon hearing her words, Jacob realized that perhaps he hadn't thought his plan through.

"I see. But they shouldn't have hit me! How ruthless…" Jacob groaned as he rubbed his face. He was in pain.

"You're so naïve. Didn't you read the news? The victims were already angry, and then there was that problem with your inspection. If not you, then who should they hit?" Emily rolled her eyes but tried to comfort her distressed husband anyway.

Jacob let out a heavy sigh and nodded in understanding. "I really should've checked the news first. This was a mistake," he finally admitted.

The HT Group was currently a plethora of chaos. Meanwhile, the KING Group was the complete opposite. All their work was executed in an orderly fashion. People came and went into the office building with cautious steps. For the KING Group, there was little to no room for mistakes.

In the office of the top floor, Harlan was reporting something to Darren with a big smile plastered on his face. In his hands was a thick deck of documents.