A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1505 Cut Our Losses

David looked at the sincerity in Rita's eyes and felt that he was full of motivation again.

After he sent Rita away, David then proceeded to go to Jacob's house. When he arrived, he saw Jacob sitting in the dining room drinking his afternoon tea. Jacob's relaxed manner almost pissed him off.

David casually threw his coat on the sofa and walked over to one of the empty seats in the dining room. He quickly sat down and looked up at the servant standing not far away. When the servant walked over, David said, "Please make me a cup of tea and get me a fruit plate, thank you."

Jacob looked over at him and gave a nonchalant look. "You're too comfortable in my home," he informed him.

David wanted to say something to defend himself but Jacob continued before he could say anything. "Now, you come to my house without even greeting me just for some afternoon tea. What's next? You're going to become homeless and call me asking for a favor or something?"

Emily suddenly burst into laughter. She giggled as if all the problems in the last few days had just disappeared in a second.

David pounded the table in response to Jacob's words. He had a smile on his face but his tone sounded like he was scolding a child. "We haven't seen each other in only a few days and suddenly you've become super sarcastic. Don't you know how much money I have? Do you really think I would end up on the streets? You have got to be joking."

"You're right. You're more likely to get kicked out by Rita first," Jacob replied smugly.

"You know she can't live without me. Do you really think that she will kick me out?" David looked proud as he said those words.

If he didn't know the truth, Jacob would have believed what David said without any doubts. Now, however…

"Just be careful. Don't be too proud or you might end up losing everything in the end," Jacob said in a slightly ominous tone.

As she witnessed the bickering of the two men, Emily felt like she was watching an interesting film. She was also aware of why David had come to the Tyrone Mansion today. She gave him a smile before she decided to go back to her room and leave the two men to bicker.

After some more exchange of colorful words, David and Jacob went quiet for a few seconds. Then, Jacob pointed to the study room. "Why don't we go in there?" he suggested.

"I received some grave news this morning. Apparently, the Bureau of Quality Control is going to cut off our company's food production line." Not wanting to waste time, David immediately informed Jacob of the situation as soon as they entered the study room. "You've probably already seen the news that is starting to spread on the internet. I came here to ask your opinion about something."

Upon hearing David's tone, Jacob's expression suddenly turned anxious.

"It seems that Darren is becoming impatient."

David leaned against the back of the chair and said, "You also suspect that it was Darren who was behind all this, right?"

Jacob gave him a look. "It's obvious, isn't it? Plus, he is the only person I know who can resort to such methods."

"So, what do you think should be our next move? If we can't handle the next scandal, our company might not be able to bounce back from it."

Frustrated, David pinched his nose and shared the idea that he had pondered about for the whole morning. "There's no doubt that stopping the production of food will result in an extreme financial loss for the HT Group. However, I believe that we'll have more to lose if we insist on continuing production. So, my idea is that..."

"We cut the loss in time and stop the production of the food," Jacob blurted out, connecting the dots together by himself.

When he heard Jacob finish his sentence, David nodded.

It seemed that Jacob also had the same thoughts on this matter. The two men finally agreed on something.

Suddenly, Jacob laughed at himself. "My goodness, I am such a loser. I can't believe I let Darren frame me and our company like this."

In retrospect, this was the best course of action for them. Rather than going against it, they needed to just comply.

The Bureau of Quality Control had ordered the HT Group to shut down the production line of the food. They couldn't go against it.

Besides, the issue had gained them several malicious haters on the internet. The snacks produced by the HT Group had seriously impacted the reputation of their other products and brands. They couldn't carry on as if nothing had happened. They had to comply if they wanted to save their reputation.

"Yes, we have failed," David admitted with a heavy sigh.

There was an eerie silence in the air as they both contemplated the events of the last few days. Then, Jacob announced, "I went to see one of the people that got food poisoning yesterday."

"I heard that they were less than cooperative," David said.

Jacob nodded and lowered his head in shame. "Yes, they were pretty angry. If Emily and I hadn't gotten away in time, they could have seriously harmed us."

Thinking of the events that had transpired yesterday, Jacob felt a chill run down his spine. The experience scared him.

"If we want to find out any evidence that could link Darren to the incident and prove the innocence of our company, we need to work hard on pleasing these people."

David thought for a while and finally said, "At the press conference tomorrow, maybe you can mention the remedial measures that our company has taken. The public will want to see the ethics and morals of the HT Group regarding this matter."

Jacob stood up and nodded in agreement. He walked up to David and patted him on the shoulder. "We should both take part in that press conference together. After all, I've had you deal with the company's issues for the past few days. It's only right that you're there with me."

Smiling, David playfully punched Jacob on the shoulder. "I'll need a long holiday after all of this is over," he told him. Suddenly, his expression changed. He gave Jacob a worried look. "You have to be mentally ready for the press conference tomorrow."

The two men knew what they were going up against tomorrow.

As predicted, when Jacob and David appeared at the press conference together, the reporters bombarded them with questions in excitement.

Jacob looked around and tried to memorize the faces around him.

There were three major types of reporters present at the press conference. The first type of reporters were the ones who just looked excited to be part of such a major news coverage; the second type were the ones who sided with the victims and looked at David and Jacob with hatred and disdain; and the third and last type of reporters were the ones hired by Darren, who were probably looking forward to watching them fall apart on live television.

David looked at Jacob with a slight frown when he noticed the third type of reporters.

There were indeed a few reporters that Darren had hired to cover the press conference. It wasn't as if they hadn't been expecting it, but David still felt a little uneasy thinking about them.

When David and Jacob announced the actions that the HT Group planned to take to move forward, Darren's reporters were awfully quiet. However, when it came to the question segment, they were suddenly up on their toes just to ask the questions. In order to get noticed so they could ask questions, each reporter tried unique and different tactics just to catch David and Jacob's attention.

"It is public knowledge that the HT Group is a novice in the food industry, considering that this is the first time you've ventured in this business. This is also the first time that you've launched a food product. Mr. Gu, what can you say about the sodium overdose of the first-ever food product released by the HT Group?"

"Starting, or in this case, re-starting a production line will cause a lot of money. Mr. Xu, care to share to us more details about the financial loss that the HT Group suffered from this incident?"

"These allegations about the quality of your product have affected the sales of your other products. It has also destroyed the reputation of the HT Group. Tell us, what are your plans for the future of your company? Will the HT Group continue to venture into the food industry or will you quit?"

"Now, you've lost many potential customers because of this issue. In fact, a lot of the online comments were very clear that they would not purchase any other products from the HT Group in the future. What

can you say about this, Mr. Gu? Does this mean that the HT Group has failed to enter the food business?"

Compared to when they had held a press conference to announce the HT Group's decision to enter the food industry, the questions of the reporters in this particular conference were fiercer. It was as if they were deliberately asking questions that could worsen the situation.

Thankfully, Jacob and David had expected these questions and prepared their answers in advance. Plus, the two of them were experienced with handling savage reporters such as the ones in front of them. After all, knowing how to handle reporters came with the job of owning a huge company like the HT Group.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g