A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Wanting to be more responsible, Beryl sat down after preparing four bowls of soup. Then, she patiently waited for everyone to
come to the dinner table. Meanwhile, Emily checked on Baron to see if he really wasn't hungry. When he said that he didn't have
an appetite, she headed downstairs for dinner.
“Wow, it's mom's sweet and sour spareribs!“ Bowen gleefully exclaimed when he saw the food on the table. He was so excited to
eat that his eyes lit up like fireworks and his mouth started watering.
Jacob almost had the exact same response as his son when he saw what was for dinner, since sweet and sour spareribs were
the only food he ever craved for, day and night.
It was quite surprising for Emily to hear how much Bowen liked her spareribs. She couldn't help but think about it and ask herself,
“When did this become his favorite?“
In a somewhat sarcastic tone, Beryl quickly reminder her. “Mom, don't you remember making it last month? Bowen ate so much
that he couldn't move afterward because he said his stomach was too full.“
“Oh, yeah! I remember that now,“ Emily replied with a slightly embarrassed smile. She didn't want anyone to find out that the
reason she hadn't noticed how much her son ate was because she couldn't stop looking at Jacob at that time.
She always loved seeing her husband eat his favorite dish that she worked so hard in the kitchen to make.
With a gloating smile, Jacob looked at Bowen and playfully said, “Don't get too excited now. Your mother made that specifically
for me.“
But since Bowen was too excited to eat, he didn't pay attention to his father's boasting. After that, everyone sat down with smiles
on their faces. But when Bowen saw Jacob and Emily starting to eat, he remembered the rule that the elders always ate first.
Worrying that he would run out of food, Bowen angrily picked up a sparerib and frantically exclaimed. “To Mommy, Daddy is
everything! To Daddy, Mommy is everything! I wish I was a daddy too!“
“Ha-ha-ha...“
Emily almost fell from her seat from laughing too much at Bowen's childish words.
Surprisingly, Beryl, the elder sister, joined in on the banter. “I agree! This is unfair and one-sided! Our teachers keep telling us
that everyone is equal. If that's the case, Mommy should love us the same way she loves Daddy!“

“Hey, buddy, just settle down, okay?“ Jacob uttered with a complacent smile while pinching Bowen's chubby cheeks. After that,
he cleared his throat and added, “Bowen, let's talk about this when you're all grown up and you have a wife of your own, okay?“
“But Mommy is my wife!“ Bowen angrily replied with a fierce yet innocently cute expression on his face.
“What? Did you just say you're Mommy's husband?“ Jacob asked back in a serious voice while trying his best to stop chuckling.
No matter how childish their conversation was, he wasn't going to back down.
Emily couldn't stand the bickering anymore, especially since the food was getting cold. With a stern voice, she said, “Everyone,
stop it. Let's just enjoy our dinner, okay?“
After that, she placed a few pieces of meat into Jacob's bowl and thought to herself, 'Why is it that whenever Jacob's here, some
sort of ruckus always starts? Is this something I should worry about? Maybe I shouldn't let them do these kinds of things
anymore.'
After a while, everyone was finished with dinner. Wanting to send the children away, Jacob looked at his daughter and said,
“Beryl, take your little brother to his room so you can watch some cartoons.“
“Don't get too close to the TV so you don't ruin your eyes!“ Emily strictly exclaimed before the two children left.
Hearing the joyful laughter of the children in the other room, Jacob and Emily headed to their bedroom to rest. As soon as they
closed the door, Jacob placed his hands on Emily's shoulders as if he was going to push her down on the bed.
But since her husband was in such a playful mood at the dinner table, Emily didn't take him seriously and just asked, “What are
you doing? You're working like a mule and you always stay up late. Hurry up and change clothes so you can go to sleep
already.“
With a cheeky smirk, Jacob casually replied, “I can't sleep yet, I'm still starving.“
“What?“ Emily asked with a confused look on her face. Right after that, she added, “What are you talking about? You just ate
dinner a few minutes ago!“
The look on Jacob's face quickly turned to a charming one. Then, he slowly asked, “Honey, do you really have no idea what I'm
talking about?“
At that moment, Emily realized exactly what her husband was talking about after seeing the look on his face. She just hadn't
expected him to use the word “starving“ like that. 'This man always acts as if he never gets tired,' Emily worriedly thought to

herself.
With that in mind, she planned to reason with Jacob so he could get some well-needed rest. But before she could, he had
already pinned her down on the bed.
The next day, the KING Group was in somewhat of a disarray.
“Are you sure about this? Is your source reliable?“ Harlan asked on the phone while leaning on a corridor wall with a sorrowful
look on his face.
“I'm sure of this, Mr. Zhu. Please report it to Mr. Xu right now,“ the man on the other end of the line replied with a tone of urgency.
Not wanting to waste time, Harlan hung up the phone and rushed over to the CEO's office.
At the same time, Darren was wrapping his head around the sales data in front of him. He had no clue what to do, which left him
feeling dejected. To make matters worse, Harlan looked like he was about to share some bad news as soon as he entered the
CEO's office. In a peeved tone, Darren asked, “What's wrong?“
“Mr. Xu, there's something you should know about our casinos in F Country.“
Harlan's words were exactly the last thing Darren wanted to hear at that moment. His first impulse was to go into a fit of rage.
Luckily, he managed to calm himself down enough to ask, “What on earth happened?“
“I've gotten information that says Jacob's men are about to strike. Fortunately, your orders of doubling the security at the casino
has bought us enough time to prepare for their attack.“
The casinos in F Country were undoubtedly the biggest profit generator for the KING Group. If something went wrong over there,
the consequences would be horrendous.
With the company on the line, Darren pulled himself together and immediately asked, “Is there anything else I should know about
regarding this issue?“
“Well... We have people ready to warm us of the attack. But sadly, a few of Jacob's men have already infiltrated the casino. Even
if we ward some of them off, we still don't know who, or how many of their people, are already spying on us,“ Harlan said,
repeating the words he had heard on the phone call.
It was a clear sign that he didn't know what to do as well.

On the bright side, they finally knew what their first step of action had to be: to weed out all of Jacob's men lying in wait at the
casino. In such desperate times, giving the enemy the chance to wait for the perfect time to strike could never be an option.
Facing a huge task all of a sudden, Darren couldn't help but rub his forehead in frustration. He knew that he couldn't let the
casino conduct the investigation since he didn't know who to trust there. After a while of thinking, Darren came to the conclusion
that his assistant was the only person he could trust. Without wasting another second, he told Harlan his decision. “Harlan, buy
an airplane ticket right now to F Country. I need you to personally watch over the casino for a while.“
Harlan was a bit stunned by what he heard. Hesitantly, he replied, “But Mr. Xu, who will look after you while I'm gone?“
No matter how hard it was for Darren to lose his right-hand man, he knew it was the right decision. With a resolute tone, he
replied, “Just tell the HR department to find me a reliable temporary assistant before you leave. I'll handle the rest.“
With no better options left, Harlan left the office and bought an airplane ticket that was set to leave that same day. Right after
that, he headed over to the personnel department to settle his replacement. When he opened the door to the HR department's
manager's office, he saw that the manager was busy arguing with an employee who was about to resign. Feeling intrigued, he
went inside to see what was going on.
“What seems to be the problem here?“ Harlan calmly asked. But since he was the CEO's assistant, the man who was
considered to be the second in command of the company, the manager and employee started to tremble in fear.
The HR manager glared at the employee and replied in a hurry, “Mr. Zhu, this employee said that the reason for the company's
decline is because of Mr. Xu's reluctance to admit defeat. He even went as far as to say that boss blames the KING Group
employees for his failures. To top it all off, he says that his salary is too low for the amount of work he's doing. That's why he's so
insistent on leaving. He has signed a contract with us for five years and he has only worked here for less than half a year. I can't
believe that this man still has the audacity to ask for retirement compensation!“
Right after the manager gave the employee a piece of his mind, the look on his eyes changed from a furious to a disappointed
one, probably because his own salary wasn't what it used to be because of the group's low sales.
While the manager was tilting his head down and thinking about money, Harlan glanced at the young man and sneered. “Ever
since Mr. Xu started the KING Group, he made sure that everyone working for him has the freedom to resign. If he wants to
leave, let him go.“
The atmosphere in the KING Group hadn't been the best in a while ever since the HT Group became successful in the skincare
industry. That alone was enough reason for Harlan to let go of anyone who brought upon negativity in the company.

“But...how about the compensation?“ the young man asked.
“Compensation?“ Harlan repeated the young man's words, and then asked, “Aren't you from the promotion department? Since
the company's sales are at an all-time low, Mr. Xu has been looking through the records to find out which department is at fault. If
you really think that you've done your best and the company should pay you for that, then fine. All you need to do is write a work
report of everything you've done while the manager checks the surveillance videos. If we see that you've stayed in your post and
worked hard ever since you started here, the company will compensate you. But if you are found out to be derelict of duty, we'll
terminate your labor contract and sue you for compensation on the grounds that your serious negligence has caused major
losses to the company.“
The young man's jaw dropped when he heard Harlan. He hadn't expected that things would be taken this seriously.
He also couldn't believe that the company still kept surveillance videos from such a long time ago. It was absolutely unbelievable
since most companies would only keep footage for seven days.