A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 1580

After Darren left, Jacob sighed and looked around. “What else can I do around here aside from eating?“ He walked around the place and smiled, as if he had thought of an idea. “Oh, how about having a drink with an acquaintance instead?“

Then, holding a glass of wine, he went straight into Darren's private room.

Inside the room, Herman was eating and drinking with Darren. He was surprised when the door opened and a stranger walked in. His gaze turned from the door to Darren, and he saw his gloomy face. He asked, “Darren, who is this?“

The newcomer looked familiar, but Herman couldn't remember his name.

“Mr. Su, nice to see you! I'm Jacob Gu, the president of the HT Group.“ He raised his glass towards Darren. “Mr. Xu and I are old friends,“ Jacob said, looking at Darren contemptuously, almost as if challenging him.

As soon as Herman heard the name of the company, he stood up immediately. He remembered that this was the president of the HT Group, Jacob, who had appeared in the newspapers countless times.

“Oh, it's Mr. Gu! I've heard a lot about you. Nice to meet you!“ With a wrinkled smile on his face, Herman said to Jacob, “Come on, Mr. Gu. Since you are an old friend of Mr. Xu, come and sit. Let's eat together!“

Herman made it all about Jacob, while Darren remained calm.

Darren kept to himself and didn't say anything. The war between the KING Group and the HT Group had already been reported to the media. The food poisoning issue had also caused quite a ruckus in the city, so it was impossible for Herman to not know about it. It was obvious that Herman was trying to cotton up to Jacob, flattering him while he had a chance.

Darren, on the other hand, didn't want to show emotions around Jacob. The three of them sat and ate at the same table, which soon turned the atmosphere a little weird.

“To be honest, I've heard a lot of good things about you, Herman,“ Jacob said. He had already made full preparations in case this moment happened. He had especially checked Herman's information, so now, he praised him sincerely. Finally, he said, “Since Mr. Xu believes in you, I think that you must be trustworthy.“

The implication in his statement was self-evident. He had just suggested that the HT Group also wanted to acquire Herman's abilities.

Herman understood immediately what Jacob was saying. Slowly, he took a look at Darren and said awkwardly, “T-Thank you for your trust, Mr. Gu. But what kind of order do you plan to place? We do have several more production lines.“

Darren, who was lifting his wine glass to his mouth to drink, stopped midway. He sneered and changed the subject all of a sudden. “Mr. Gu, do you like the food? It seemed like you really spared no effort in chewing and swallowing down the rest of my food. Ah, I'm sorry for my lack of class. I don't know if I used the correct words. I hope you don't mind.“

His words implied that Jacob had not only forced himself into his meeting with Herman, but had also tried to steal his services. Besides, the project of the HT Group was similar to the KING Group's project.

The atmosphere in the room became tense. The three of them were quiet for a while until Herman looked at Jacob, wondering what to say.

Jacob's lips curved up into a small smile as he didn't take Darren's words seriously. “Of course the food is good.“ Then, he turned to Herman to answer his question. “To be honest, the HT Group is preparing customized skin care products, which required the most professional equipment. After doing some research, I found that you're the only one qualified in terms of the equipment. So now, I feel really lucky that Darren introduced you to me.“

He purposely used the word “introduced“ to spark Darren's temper. He made it seem that he hadn't forced himself into their meeting, but instead, been introduced to Herman by Darren himself.

“Of course, we also need your help for the production of some of our key ingredients,“ he continued.

Jacob's words also showed his attitude, not backing down despite the situation. He wanted Herman's factory's equipment for the production of hyaluronic acid and their products as a whole.

Herman slowly looked at Darren with embarrassment. He was getting more and more nervous as time went by. But Jacob also knew not to get under Darren's skin too much. So he said, “But of course, today is just some talk. As long as we eat and drink happily, that's enough for now.“