Chapter 1503 Visit and Apology


    Han had been working for Darren for quite some time now and he knew about the feud between


    Darren and David since before. However, the issue had happened so long ago that it was hard to say


    who was to me in that situation.


    He only knew that in this world, there were two people that Darren didn''t want to seed. One was


    Jacob and the other was David.


    "Mr. Xu, don''t worry. There''s nothing much that David can do, really. He won''t affect us that gravely. We


    just need to wait and see." Han tried tofort Darren as much as he could.


    Still agitated and stressed about the situation, Darren picked up the cup of tea on the table and took a


    big sip.


    Time seemed to have stopped as they both stayed quiet. Then, he finally regained his trademark stoic


    expression. With a deep breath, he looked at Han in the eyes and said, "Yes, you''re right. David


    doesn''t have as much influence as he thinks. It won''t be easy for him to get the upper hand."


    He swiftly turned off the television with a cocky smirk.


    Han just stood there and looked at this boss. Even though Darren tried to look calm and rxed,


    Han knew that he was still seething with anger.


    Others wouldn''t understand Darren the way Han did. Even though Darren and David were brothers,


    they were as ipatible as fire and water.


    When Darren finally calmed down, Han cautiously opened his mouth and asked, "Mr. Xu, should we


    alsopensate the victims of the food poisoning incident? I think…"


    When he noticed Darren''s cold re, Han stopped talking and didn''t finish what he was going to say.


    "We should leave the HT Group to fend for themselves and handle their own internal issues. It''s none


    of our business. We don''t want to get into any unnecessary trouble. And also, you should be more


    cautious when you speak, Han. If someone were to overhear us, we would find ourselves in an


    ufortable situation,"


    Darren warned his assistant in a cold, almost menacing, tone. He gave him a serious look.


    Once he realized his careless mistake, Han lowered his head in shame and gave a slight nod to


    indicate that he understood.


    "Han, I want you to keep an eye on David and see what tricks he has up on his sleeve. But don''t


    forget about Jacob, I''m sure he also has something nned."


    "Yes, of course!"


    After he said that, Darren went back into his office. Han closed the door quietly and let out a sigh as


    he stood outside. Darren''s orders had Han''s heart beating uncontrobly.


    Ever since David had offered his help to Jacob, HT Group had started to run smoothly again. Thetter


    had chosen to take a break and had kept his distance from the public. Even David didn''t know what he


    was up to these days.


    When he saw David''s caller ID on the phone''s screen, Jacob turned it off immediately.


    "Are we really going to do this by ourselves?" Emily asked reluctantly when she realized that he wanted


    to do something about the issue.


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    Unsurprisingly, the food poisoning incident had greatly affected their business. Right now, the best


    thing for them was to keep a low profile and let the professional PR team handle the problem for them.


    So why was Jacob dragging her to the streets instead of going into hiding? What on earth was he


    hoping to aplish? Emily was confused.


    Feeling distressed, she grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Hey, where are we even going?"


    "We''re going to visit one of the victim''s houses," Jacob replied casually. He didn''t even nce at her to


    see her reaction, he just kept walking.


    "Wait, what?! Are you crazy?" Upon hearing his answer, Emily immediately regretted following him to


    his car just now. At first, she had figured that Jacob was just taking her for a rxing drive to keep their


    mind off of things. She hadn''t expected that his n would involve visiting one of the victims and


    possibly getting himself into trouble.


    "Who said that we will get in trouble? Emily, this is a society ruled byws. Nothing bad will happen to


    us, I''m sure." Jacob slightly furrowed his eyebrows. "It''s just not enough to let David handle the


    situation. We have to take the initiative and take care of it ourselves," he added.


    "But…"


    Emily was about to object to the n but she was interrupted by Jacob. He put his arm around her


    shoulder and said, "I know what you''re thinking about. Don''t worry, okay? Everything will be fine. I have


    hired someone to investigate the issue meticulously. It''s just food poisoning, it''s not that serious. It


    should be fixed in no time at all."


    After driving around for a few minutes, they finally stopped in front of a simple-looking apartment


    complex.


    Jacob got out of the car first and went to knock on the gate. Emily armed herself as she thought of all


    the ways this could go wrong. She covered her face as much as she could, only showing her two big


    eyes.


    Jacob nced at Emily and murmured, "Just wait for me in the car."


    He wanted to send her away. However, Emily grabbed his sleeve again and told him, "Let''s just go


    back first. We need to talk about how to deal with this properly. Don''t be impulsive."


    As the two of them were talking, the door suddenly opened.


    A tall and thin woman appeared from behind the door. "Who on earth are you?" she snapped.


    The woman looked at the two of them from their head to toe with a judgmental look on her face. She


    didn''t understand why these strange-looking people would knock on her door in broad daylight. They


    looked strange to her because Emily looked like a beekeeper and Jacob did not look any better. The


    two of them were suspicious-looking in her perspective.


    When he noticed the woman eyeing them, Jacob immediately introduced himself. "Hi there!" He waved


    in an attempt to look friendly. "I''m the president of the HT Group, Jacob Gu. I''m here to pay you a visit


    just to make sure you''re okay," he exined.


    His tone was calm and sincere.


    Emily saw all this but she could only stare at him as he did it. She could feel herself sweating


    awkwardly as she stood next to her husband. She could only silently pray in her mind and hoped that


    this woman would have a better temper.


    Just as she finished praying internally, the woman shouted angrily, "Honey! Come here quick! This man


    said his name is Jacob Gu. He is the man who murdered our daughter! He is right now at our door!"


    As soon as the woman finished her words, a tall man suddenly rushed out to see for himself. When he


    saw Jacob, his face immediately twisted in anger. He red at him. "Yes, it''s him! Honey, don''t let him


    go!" he told his wife with wide eyes.


    When Emily heard how angry his tone was, she knew that this was not going to end very well for any of


    them. So, she turned around and bolted.


    After running for a while, she heard Jacob curse loudly from behind her. She cringed as she heard a


    loud smash, as if something had been thrown at him. Even though she was terrified, she knew that she


    could not leave her husband alone to fend for himself.


    She thought of her husband''s safety. With gritted teeth and against her better judgment, she returned to


    the apartment and grabbed Jacob from the angry couple''s hands. Together, they ran away from them


    and went to a bigger street. They didn''t look back, not even once.


    They ran so fast that they didn''t even have the time to wipe away the sweat on their foreheads.


    Jacob cursed as he ran and said, "What''s wrong with those people? I was just going to apologize! I


    wasn''t nning on harming them or anything!" He looked annoyed because he hadn''t gotten to do


    what he had initially gone there to do.


    Emily ignored him and just kept running. She didn''t want to waste her breath.


    Unsure of how long they had been running, the two of them stopped to catch their breath. They made


    sure that the couple wasn''t chasing them anymore. Thanks to Emily''s protective clothing, she suffered


    no injuries.


    However, the same couldn''t be said about her husband. The back of Jacob''s hands had several


    scratches from the kerfuffle.


    After she finally caught her breath, she suddenly burst outughing. She smirked at her husband and


    said, "What did I tell you? You''re really just looking for a fight. I told you this would happen."


    Even though he was being made fun of by his wife, Jacob couldn''t find it in himself to get angry.


    Instead, he lowered his head and muttered, "I don''t understand. I honestly just wanted to visit them and


    do what I can to help. I didn''t want to fight…"


    When she heard the distress in Jacob''s voice, she couldn''t help butugh even harder.


    "Stopughing! It hurts, you know!" Jacob pouted like a child. He couldn''t stand the way Emily mocked


    him, so he started to walk away.


    Emily ran after him. She straightened her face and looked at him seriously before apologizing. "I''m


    sorry, Jacob. It''s just so funny. You said you wanted to solve the problem but you are the problem. Their


    daughter ate your product and got sick. Did you really think that you could just drop by and tell them


    you''re sorry, and they would pretend as if nothing happened?"


    Upon hearing her words, Jacob realized that perhaps he hadn''t thought his n through.


    "I see. But they shouldn''t have hit me! How ruthless…" Jacob groaned as he rubbed his face. He was


    in pain.


    "You''re so na?ve. Didn''t you read the news? The victims were already angry, and then there was that


    problem with your inspection. If not you, then who should they hit?" Emily rolled her eyes but tried to


    comfort her distressed husband anyway.


    Jacob let out a heavy sigh and nodded in understanding. "I really should''ve checked the news first.


    This was a mistake," he finally admitted.


    The HT Group was currently a plethora of chaos. Meanwhile, the KING Group was theplete


    opposite. All their work was executed in an orderly fashion. People came and went into the office


    building with cautious steps. For the KING Group, there was little to no room for mistakes.


    In the office of the top floor, Han was reporting something to Darren with a big smile stered on his


    face. In his hands was a thick deck of documents.