A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 1438

Even if it were Darren's double who was arrested, his life was still left in shambles. His actions had caused problems for a lot of people. Not only had he offended the HT Group being led by Jacob, he had also agitated the Ke Family.

The fact that he had recently suffered a major loss with one of his business ventures made it even harder for him to recuperate. The plan had been to buy a massive piece of land and build gorgeous villas that would sell for a high price. Unfortunately, the foundation couldn't even be laid out because of the sediment underneath. If only Darren had known of this beforehand, he would have been in a better state financially.

All of his business partners, whom he had considered dear friends for so many years, withdrew their shares from his company. After some research, Darren found out that most of his partners' departures had been caused by Jacob and the Ke Family.

Additionally, the head of a large construction company called him on the phone and said, "Mr. Xu, I know that we've been good friends and business partners for so long. But I'm sorry to say that we have to cut ties now. Our company's interests are largely focused on making enough money."

Darren was in disbelief about what he had just heard. He tried his best to suppress his emotions and asked, "How much money did they give you? You're withdrawing your investment without hesitation! How could you throw away our friendship just like that?"

"Mr. Xu, please don't joke around. What good is it for me to stay with a company that will soon be gone? I will not waste my entire life's hard work on some silly friendship!" The head of the construction company even mocked Darren. "If you don't mind, Mr. Xu, I can cut you in for a decent price with the deal I have with Jacob. You can take it as a token of gratitude for our wonderful friendship."

Darren's eyes widened in rage. He couldn't believe the things that he was hearing.

'Close a deal together? Cooperate with the man who ruined my life?

The shameless fat bastard must be out of his mind!' Darren thought to himself.

He looked like all life in him had been sucked out. He didn't bother to respond and simply hung up the phone. In a fit of rage, he raised his hand and threw his phone all the way to the adjacent wall. Everyone near his office heard the impact, but amazingly, the phone was still working and only had a cracked screen.

One of the secretaries outside the office ran away in shock. Most of the employees there had been in fear that they would be fired that day. Moreover, more than half of the secretaries in the secretarial office felt like they were at their limit. They simply resigned because they couldn't handle the stress anymore. Most of them walked out with tears in their eyes.

And all of the employees who stayed, especially the ones who were very close to Darren's office, felt extremely unlucky. They were forced to bear Darren's outbursts of anger.

The secretary who ran away a few moments ago went back to her station. She then asked her nearby colleagues if they heard what she had heard. One of them responded in a concerned tone, "Darren has lost his temper more than a dozen times in the past 3 weeks. The company's financial losses have exceeded the limit. Do you think that the company is going to shut down soon?"

"Bah, bah, don't talk nonsense. Go back to your desk and resume your work. If Darren were to hear you right now, he would fire you in an instant!" a man from a few desks away responded.

"Calm down, I was just wondering. Besides, he won't—" The woman who was just talking abruptly stopped herself when she met Darren's gaze that was peering through the glass window of his door. 'What a stroke of bad luck, ' she thought.

With heavy steps, Darren pushed the door wide open. He then announced in a hoarse voice, "I have an important dinner party at six o'clock in the evening. I need someone to accompany me. Tell them to dress appropriately and to not be late!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his back on everyone and left.

"That scared me to death! I thought he heard me. Nevertheless, isn't it someone else's job to notify us of such a simple task?" the woman who had spoke of the company's closure said.

Upon hearing Darren's command, every woman in that office suddenly turned pale. One of them exclaimed in distress, "Not a single soul in here would be willing to accompany him, because he would expect them to drink with him! That's why he has to come out and shout at us."