A Call That Changed Her Entire Life novel Chapter 1406

After a short while, Sam returned with an embarrassed look on his face. "Sir, the KING Group said that their shareholders left two hours ago. They should have arrived already."

The other shareholders were shocked by the news.

"Go find out what's going on and who's responsible," Jacob ordered. Jacob took hold of his glass and watched the red wine swaying in it. It took all of his self-control to not crush the glass he was holding in his hand.

"Right away, sir." Sam nodded and followed Jacob's order.

Soon, he found out that it was Darren who had sent people to kidnap the KING Group shareholders.

"Sir, the shareholders have been kidnapped. Darren is the one responsible," Sam informed Jacob. Sam stood in front of Jacob, lowering his head and waiting for his next oder. Jacob kept silent for a moment.

He finally sighed after a few minutes. 'The bold Darren has dared to cross me by disrupting my business, ' Jacob thought bitterly, his hands clenching into fists.

Darren had obviously gone crazy. Nobody in their right mind would ever go against Jacob.

Meanwhile, Darren sat comfortably at his house and looked at the shareholders tied up in front of him. A malicious smile was plastered on his face.

"Please forgive me for having to resort to kidnapping all of you," Darren said without a single drop of remorse in his voice. He then raised his glass of wine and admired it in silence.

"What do you want from us?" one of the shareholders barked at Darren. Darren turned his head to the one that spoke, quietly admiring his guts. He had noticed that the man had specially raised his voice and everyone could hear the irony in his words. He did not immediately answer. He just kept flashing his evil smile at his hostages.

All the shareholders were tied to their chairs and surrounded by Darren's hulking men. Although trembling with fear, the one who spoke kept his eyes fixed on Darren.

"I heard that you want to cooperate with Jacob's company. I'm simply wondering if I should have the honor of doing business with you instead. After all, we have a history. We used to work together." Darren calmly took a sip of his wine and smiled. For a moment, he looked strangely charming in his wheelchair.

"Not a chance. We have already promised Mr. Gu. A deal is a deal. I take it you understand the importance of keeping promises in business. In the business world, honesty is the most important thing. If we're not honest, we can't do business. Don't you agree?" a man in a wrinkled suit answered Darren with a forced smile.

Darren cast his gaze in his direction. He replied calmly, "What if I offer you more? Ten percent higher than Mr. Gu's offer to buy your shares. Are you still unwilling to do business with me then?"

"We don't think so," another shareholder replied with a dry smile.

They had heard the rumors about Darren. He was going down and could not even protect himself. They simply did not have the faith that he would be able to manage the KING group. They had invested their lifelong efforts on the KING Group. They would not let it be ruined by someone incapable.

Moreover, compared to Darren, Jacob was more talented and had more potential. They trusted that Jacob could manage the company well, so they had agreed to hand over the KING Group to him. They would sleep better at night knowing that Jacob was handling their business.

"Well, Mr. Zhou, I recently found out that your son is preparing to study abroad, which made me think. Our country's education system is excellent. Why does your son need to go abroad? So I asked my men to do a little research. I have to admit that I was surprised. I won't bore you with the details as I'm sure you already know what I'm talking about. Your son is fleeing the country to escape something wildly damaging to him and to your entire family." Shaking his head, Darren flashed Mr. Zhou a mocking smile.

"What?" Mr. Zhou murmured with wide eyes. Darren just kept smiling at him. As panic finally set in, Mr. Zhou started begging. "Please leave my family out of this, Mr. Xu. Have mercy! Please let my son go. He is still young! I'll do whatever you want, I promise. Please."

"Oh, I don't conduct business with promises, Mr. Zhou," Darren answered nonchalantly. Shaking his head, Darren turned to another one of the shareholders. With a cold smile, he said, "Mr. Li, I heard that your mother is a lovely seventy-year-old woman."

He deliberately paused, casually took out a necklace from his coat pocket, and put it on the table in front of Mr. Li.

Mr. Li's eyes almost popped out when he recognized the necklace. "You bastard!" he screamed at Darren.