A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Bonnie was on her knees, begging Harlan to get Darren out of prison. Her eyes had dark circles under them from lack of sleep.
She had been so restless last night, since all she could think of was the scene of Darren being taken away.
Harlan couldn't bear to see her like this and said, “I don't think it's a good idea if you come with us. You should just go back home
and rest. Mr. Xu would only get worried if he saw you like this.“
Bonnie shook her head and tried her best to smile. “I'm fine. I'm just worried about Darren. I'm sure being in prison must be hard
for him since he's used to a life of luxury. Also, being taken away like that must've made him feel horrible.“
“I know you're just looking out for Mr. Xu. However, even if you come to the police station with us, there's nothing you can do to
help.“
Bonnie's smile quickly faded away when she heard Harlan's words. “I just want to see him with my own eyes. That's the only way
I'll be able to survive for the next couple of days.
Please, I'm begging you. Take me with you.“ With her big, round eyes pleadingly staring at him, Harlan started to feel guilty. To
make matters worse, she suddenly put her palms together and bowed down in front of him.
Yesterday, she had almost lost her mind trying to stop the police from taking Darren away. Since it was such an abrupt event, her
actions could be justified. But today, she was completely different. She was completely calm and it seemed like she had thought
her actions through. In her mind, she was sure she wasn't going to cause any more trouble.
Despite seeing the drastic change in her, Harlan was still a little hesitant. When Bonnie saw him act this way, she gritted her
teeth, stomped her feet on the ground, and made up her mind to threaten him. “If you don't take me there today, I'll tell Darren
that you bullied me while he was away!“
“Oh my God! Are you seriously going to do that?“ Harlan replied with an annoyed expression on his face. After working so many
years for Darren, he had a rough idea of what to do in these kinds of situations.
He knew that Darren wouldn't want Bonnie to see him in such a horrible state. This line of thinking seemed quite reasonable.
After all, no one really wanted to show their embarrassing side to the person they liked.
With that said, the girl in front of him was threatening to ruin his whole life's work. As a result, Harlan didn't know what to do since
he felt like he was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Harlan's silence irritated Bonnie even more. She winked at him, indicating that she wasn't playing around. In her mind, this was
the only way she could get him to agree. The guilt of her actions was outweighed by the fact that she wanted to see her loved
one so much. She looked away to avoid Harlan's aggrieved face and said, “Anyway, I've said what I needed to. Your future of
being Darren's right-hand man is in your hands.“
Despite Bonnie's actions, she was merely bluffing. Ruining someone's career over a disagreement wasn't something she was
willing to do.
While Harlan was deep in thought, the room became deafeningly silent.
He stood there with a distressed expression while Bonnie sat in front of him with deep resolve in her eyes. Their lack of
interaction at that moment made them look like statues.
A few moments later, Bonnie started to get nervous. She clenched her fists to try to calm down. The truth was, she was worried
that Harlan would simply ignore her threat and slam the door behind him. Fortunately, Harlan finally gave in to her demand.
“Okay, you win. Let's go.“ Harlan helplessly sighed while he uttered those words. A few moments later, he packed up all the
documents he needed and opened the door.
Bonnie was overjoyed with his decision. The hostile look on her face earlier quickly changed into a smile. When Harlan was just
about to leave, she rushed over and thanked him along the way. Despite letting her come along, Harlan still felt like he had made
the wrong decision. However, he just kept it to himself and simply opened the car door for her without uttering a single word.
If he were to offend Bonnie now, it would probably just add to Darren's humongous pile of problems. At that moment, he honestly
thought that it was better to simply go along with whatever Bonnie said.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the police station.
Before Harlan could even go and see Darren, he was informed that his request for bail was denied. After that, a police officer
said while frowning, “I'm sorry. The chief has specifically told us not to let this man leave under any circumstance. He's caused
too much damage to society to let him go.“
Bonnie couldn't believe what she had just heard. Her emotions started riling up and she was an inch away from bursting into
tears. With watery eyes, she meekly asked, “Can I see him?“
The police receptionist working at that time looked at her with pitiful eyes and replied, “Yes, but please be quick. We have a time
limit for visi—“

Bonnie was so eager to see the man she loved that she didn't even let the receptionist finish. “Thank you, sir. I promise I won't
take long. I just want to check up on him and say a few words.“
When she was finally certain that she was going to see Darren after such a long time, her pent-up sadness started to come out.
She couldn't hold it in anymore, and the only thing she could do at that moment was to cover her face and silently cry. Harlan
saw this and he wanted to comfort her. However, before he could come near her, she quickly wiped away the tears on her face
and acted as if nothing had happened.
“What am I thinking? I don't want him to see me like this, or else he'll think that I'm too clingy,“ Bonnie muttered in a low voice,
pretending to be strong. That being said, everyone knew how she really felt, which made them feel sorrowful as well. “People
always say that bad guys live long lives. If that's the case, I shouldn't have to worry about him, right?“
As a protocol, the prison guard checked on Darren first before allowing him to meet his visitor. When the guard came back, he
had quite a melancholic expression on his face. For some reason, Darren had shouted at him the moment he heard Bonnie's
name.
The guard could only look at Bonnie with pitiful eyes when he said, “Mr. Xu said he's fine and doesn't want to see you right now.“
Upon hearing this, Bonnie stumbled and almost fell to the ground. All of a sudden, her heart was filled with sorrow. With a lump
in her throat, she asked in disbelief, “Did he really say that? Is there something wrong with him?“
At that moment, she couldn't believe that the man who had proclaimed his love for her could even utter those words.
Harlan was afraid that she would lash out in rage. As a result, he quickly grabbed her arm and warned, “Miss Sun, please try
your best to stay calm. There's nothing to be gained if you cause trouble here. I'm sure he has his reasons for saying that, so
let's just head back and think of other ways to help him.“
“Okay,“ Bonnie answered, but she was in a complete daze. She was so absent-minded that Harlan needed to escort her out of
the police station like she was a corpse. While walking outside, tears uncontrollably ran down the side of her cheeks.
Desperately looking for an answer to the hundreds of questions in her mind, she asked in a panic, “Why doesn't he want to see
me? Does he hate me? Did I do something wrong? Maybe he was beaten up and abused by the cops, and he doesn't want me
to see him in pain.“
Despite her low voice, Harlan had good ears and heard every word clearly. “We still don't know the truth. Miss Sun, please don't
be too sad. I'm sure no one there will even dare to lay a single finger on him. To tell you the truth, I can probably guess why he
doesn't want to see you.“

Bonnie looked up at him with hopeful eyes. In her vision, Harlan's face was so blurred because of her tears. “Please, tell me!“
she replied.
“He probably doesn't want to see you crying like this,“ said Harlan in an obscure tone. A few moments later, he opened the car's
glove box and handed Bonnie a piece of paper with some writing on it. “Don't worry about me too much. I promise you I'm fine.
Just focus on your work,“ Darren had written.
Since he wasn't as emotional as Bonnie, it was easy for him to say those things. Unfortunately, it wasn't much help in appeasing
Bonnie. She just kept quiet in the car, crumpled the note, and pursed her lips.
Sometime later, the news that Darren had been arrested caused the KING Group executives to panic. Everyone there had their
own guesses as to why Harlan's appeal for bail had failed.
Meanwhile, at the office, Bonnie was on her way to the pantry to get some water. On her way there, she happened to overhear
some of her colleagues talking about what had happened to Darren.
“Hey, have you heard? Mr. Xu was arrested last night. I'm sure it's a big deal since he was denied bail.“
“Do you think this company will be closing soon?“
“I'm not worried about that. Several companies already approached me. I'm sure I'll find work if this place shuts down.“
When Bonnie was about to leave, the people who were talking about the company's closure opened the door to the pantry and
saw Bonnie just standing there. They knew they had been overheard, and that made the atmosphere between them quite
awkward.
“Hi Bonnie, I didn't expect you to be here,“ one of them uttered in an embarrassed voice. It only took a few seconds for them to
forget what had just happened when they realized that Bonnie was a good source of information. One of the girls enthusiastically
grabbed Bonnie's arm and asked, “Aren't you close to Mr. Xu? Do you know what happened to him? Please tell us. We're
colleagues after all. We shouldn't hide things from each other.“
Bonnie withdrew her hand in disgust and her fingers quickly turned pale. With a chillingly frigid voice, she replied “Nothing will
happen to the company, so don't worry about looking for other jobs.“
The girl who had asked the question wasn't satisfied with Bonnie's answer. However, the terrifying look on Bonnie's face made
the girl stop dead in her tracks.

At that moment, Bonnie's colleagues knew it was time to leave, so they said their goodbyes and left. On their way back, the girls
continue talking in a low voice. “Why did you ask her that? You can't speak ill of Mr. Xu like that in front of her. Don't you know
that they are practically married?
She was calm earlier, but I'm willing to bet my money that she's crying and praying for Mr. Xu's safe return.“
As a result of Bonnie's absentmindedness, the hot liquid in her cup spilled and scalded her fingers. The pain made her
accidentally drop the whole mug to the ground, spilling tea everywhere.