A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 1408

"I'm sorry, sir. You can't see the CEO if you don't have an appointment." The receptionist wore a professional smile, but she could not help thinking, 'This man can't fool me. The new boss of the KING Group is Jacob Gu.'

Darren did not want to argue. He just walked past the receptionist and went straight to the elevator. The receptionist yelled after him.

"Sir! Sir! You can't go in there!"

Harlan approached the receptionist, whispered in her ear, and then followed Darren.

As soon as the receptionist heard what Harlan had whispered to her, her face turned red. "Jacob Gu isn't our new CEO? Oh, no. I'm going to get fired."

Her stomach turned at the realization that she had just offended the new CEO of their company.

Inside the elevator, Harlan watched Darren. He looked pissed, so Harlan said, "Ignore the receptionist. She's obviously new. She doesn't know who you are."

Darren kept silent.

Of course he knew that, but he still felt annoyed. He had not fought tooth and nail to acquire this company back just to be stopped at the front desk by a new receptionist.

The elevator went straight to the CEO's office.

Darren walked in with Harlan on his heels. The floor was paved with black marble that was clean and shiny enough to serve as a mirror. The gorgeous crystal chandelier that hung from the ceiling was like suspended glass rainfall. There was a wooden office desk, an imported swivel chair, and a bookcase with intricate carvings.

The office was as magnificent as before. However, Darren felt that something was off.

He asked Harlan to step out. As soon as he was alone, he started tidying up. It had been a long time since he had been here. He started reminiscing.

Harlan was waiting for the elevator when he overhead some employees talking. He stepped closer to eavesdrop.

"Have you heard? The CEO of the Gu Consortium has taken over our company," one employee said.

"Really?

Jacob Gu? I heard he's handsome," another replied.

Another employee said, "I thought someone messed up his takeover."

"What? Who would dare mess with Jacob Gu?"

"That person must be out of his mind."

"I want the CEO of the Gu Consortium..."

The conversation went on and on. It seemed that no one knew that Darren was the new CEO of the company and that everybody was expecting Jacob.

Harlan found that strange. They should know Darren because they had worked for him before.

The more Harlan thought about it, the more confused he became. He was about to walk into the elevator when some of the employees spotted him.

"Who's that? Why is he using the CEO's exclusive elevator?" one of them said.

"I've never seen him before. Maybe Jacob has arrived with his assistant," another replied.

Harlan glanced at them. They seemed very excited at the thought of Jacob arriving.

The elevator had just arrived when Harlan decided to go back to Darren to report.

There was a knock on Darren's door.