David looked at the sincerity in Rita's eyes and felt that he was full of motivation again.
After he sent Rita away, David then proceeded to go to Jacob's house. When he arrived, he saw Jacob sitting in the dining room drinking his afternoon tea. Jacob's relaxed manner almost pissed him off.
David casually threw his coat on the sofa and walked over to one of the empty seats in the dining room. He quickly sat down and looked up at the servant standing not far away. When the servant walked over, David said, "Please make me a cup of tea and get me a fruit plate, thank you."
Jacob looked over at him and gave a nonchalant look. "You're too comfortable in my home," he informed him.
David wanted to say something to defend himself but Jacob continued before he could say anything. "Now, you come to my house without even greeting me just for some afternoon tea. What's next? You're going to become homeless and call me asking for a favor or something?"
Emily suddenly burst into laughter. She giggled as if all the problems in the last few days had just disappeared in a second.
David pounded the table in response to Jacob's words. He had a smile on his face but his tone sounded like he was scolding a child. "We haven't seen each other in only a few days and suddenly you've become super sarcastic. Don't you know how much money I have? Do you really think I would end up on the streets? You have got to be joking."
"You're right. You're more likely to get kicked out by Rita first," Jacob replied smugly.
"You know she can't live without me. Do you really think that she will kick me out?" David looked proud as he said those words.
If he didn't know the truth, Jacob would have believed what David said without any doubts. Now, however…
"Just be careful. Don't be too proud or you might end up losing everything in the end," Jacob said in a slightly ominous tone.
As she witnessed the bickering of the two men, Emily felt like she was watching an interesting film. She was also aware of why David had come to the Tyrone Mansion today. She gave him a smile before she decided to go back to her room and leave the two men to bicker.
After some more exchange of colorful words, David and Jacob went quiet for a few seconds. Then, Jacob pointed to the study room. "Why don't we go in there?" he suggested.
"I received some grave news this morning. Apparently, the Bureau of Quality Control is going to cut off our company's food production line." Not wanting to waste time, David immediately informed Jacob of the situation as soon as they entered the study room. "You've probably already seen the news that is starting to spread on the internet. I came here to ask your opinion about something."
Upon hearing David's tone, Jacob's expression suddenly turned anxious.
"It seems that Darren is becoming impatient."
David leaned against the back of the chair and said, "You also suspect that it was Darren who was behind all this, right?"
Jacob gave him a look. "It's obvious, isn't it? Plus, he is the only person I know who can resort to such methods."
"So, what do you think should be our next move? If we can't handle the next scandal, our company might not be able to bounce back from it."
Frustrated, David pinched his nose and shared the idea that he had pondered about for the whole morning. "There's no doubt that stopping the production of food will result in an extreme financial loss for the HT Group. However, I believe that we'll have more to lose if we insist on continuing production. So, my idea is that..."
"We cut the loss in time and stop the production of the food," Jacob blurted out, connecting the dots together by himself.
When he heard Jacob finish his sentence, David nodded.
It seemed that Jacob also had the same thoughts on this matter. The two men finally agreed on something.
Suddenly, Jacob laughed at himself. "My goodness, I am such a loser. I can't believe I let Darren frame me and our company like this."
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