A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

A look of despair appeared on Darren's face as soon as he read the message on Bonnie's phone.
He honestly hadn't expected that Bonnie's parents would still be worrying about their daughter even though he was transferring
money to their bank account every month under Bonnie's name.
The possibility that they might've caught wind of Bonnie's imprisonment made Darren feel frantic, especially since they were
calling and texting Bonnie's phone like he had never seen before.
About a week passed, and Bonnie's parents were still persistent in speaking with their daughter. At that point, it was clear to
Darren that he wouldn't be able to keep Bonnie's imprisonment a secret anymore if he didn't find a way to convince them that
Bonnie was just fine.
And preferably soon, because he was running out of excuses to decline their calls as well as their requests to have a video chat.
To make matters worse, his last text message to them didn't really allow him to make up another excuse without being overly
suspicious. “I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep in touch, Mom and Dad. I've had to work overtime for the past couple of days
and I always end up coming home late at night. I really wish I could call you right now, but I still have a lot of work to do. I
promise I'll make it up to you, okay? By the way, Dad, please tell Mom not to worry too much about me. I'm fine and eating
healthy. I miss you guys so much! Love you both!“
Darren tried his best to sound just like Bonnie. He even used some words that he had seen her frequently use before. The only
thing left to do at that point was to hope that they believed it, so that they would stop insisting on getting a hold of their daughter.
However, Darren's attempt to make Bonnie seem busy completely backfired on him. As soon as Bonnie's father read Darren's
last text message, he immediately thought that his daughter might be tiring herself to death even though she didn't have to.
With this in mind, Bonnie's father turned to his wife and asked with a concerned look on his face, “Honey, why does Bonnie have
to work overtime every night? Do you remember what kind of field she's in? To tell you the truth, I don't know a single place
besides the hospital that would require her to work that much. Do you think she's really fine? I can't help but worry about her.“
When Bonnie's mother saw the expression on her husband's face, she carefully read the message he was talking about. She
tried her best to figure out what was going on and took her time to see if something was really wrong. After all that fuss, she
didn't really think there was anything to worry about. However, the fact that she hadn't seen nor heard her daughter in ages
made her want to see Bonnie as well.

Additionally, her husband really looked like he believed that something wrong was going on with their daughter. This, plus the
fact that she couldn't remember the last time they had had a video call with Bonnie, made her remember something she had
watched on TV.
It was just yesterday when she had watched the news about a beautiful young girl, just like Bonnie, who was killed for no reason.
The news report also added that the perpetrator used the victim's cell phone to send messages to family and friends so that they
wouldn't look for the girl. The fact that they had only been getting text messages from their daughter made her inevitably feel like
the same thing had happened to Bonnie. As a mother, she couldn't help but feel sick to her stomach.
A few hours went by and she still couldn't get rid of this nagging feeling that her daughter had suffered the same fate as the girl
on the news. Suddenly, an image of a sick bastard pretending to be her daughter randomly popped up in her head. Because of
this, she almost lost it and she couldn't let another day go by without hearing her daughter's voice.
'Please, dear God, don't let anything bad happen to my baby!' Bonnie's mother thought to herself while rushing over to her
husband.
When she found him in the living room, she immediately told her husband how she felt. “Honey, I can't get rid of this ominous
feeling that something happened to our daughter. How about we try contacting Bonnie again? Let's tell her that we'll wait until
she finishes all her work so we can finally speak to her. I'm sure she'll realize that we're just worried about her and she'll agree to
it, right?“
“Sounds good! I've been meaning to tell you the same thing since I can't stop worrying about her as well,“ Bonnie's father replied
while nodding his head in agreement.
Meanwhile, Darren was trying his best to ease his nerves. He honestly thought that Bonnie's parents wouldn't bother him again
that day. However, while he was styling his wet hair, Bonnie's phone beeped again.
Being completely taken off guard, Darren picked up the phone while his hands were still dripping with water. His heart sank right
after he finished reading the text message.
It said, “Hello dear, sorry to bother you again. We miss you so much and we really want to hear your voice. Can we please speak
on the phone later tonight? We'll wait until you finish all of your work, okay?“ To Darren, the message was pretty much an
ultimatum. He couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows and feel helpless because of it. He knew that if he didn't find a way to give
Bonnie's parents what they wanted, they would come to the city themselves just to talk to their daughter.

If Bonnie's parents were to do that, they would inevitably find out that their daughter was locked up in prison. All these problems
stacking up on top of one another caused Darren to feel weak. At that point, he was ready to give up anything just to feel
Bonnie's soft hands once again. But no matter how successful of a businessman he was, there was absolutely nothing he could
do about it.
After a while, he managed to bring himself back to normal and think about the situation he was in. It was normal for Bonnie's
parents and other relatives to send texts or try to call her from time to time.
In these cases, Darren would just say that “she“ was very busy with her work, and they wouldn't bother her anymore. He would
even add things like “Take care of yourself“ and “I miss you“ so that they wouldn't get suspicious.
But now, the situation was completely different. Bonnie's parents weren't their usual selves and might have even sensed that
something fishy was going on. Because of this, Darren knew he wouldn't be able to get away with his usual excuse.
“Well, my dear dad, I still don't have any idea when I'd be able to finish my work tonight. So, please don't let Mom wait for me
anymore! Going to bed very late is bad for her health. What's more, I will look like a big mess by the time I'm done with work.
This may sound petty, but I really want to look presentable and full of spirit every time I show up in front of you. I hope you
understand why I don't want to have a video call tonight,“
Darren replied with utmost patience, trying to emulate Bonnie's personality.
Not long after the message had been sent, Bonnie's phone suddenly rang. Darren didn't need to look at the phone to know who
it was again.
Bonnie had set her phone's ringtone to a very light and uplifting tune. This familiar tune would've probably lifted Darren's spirits
any other day, but at that moment, he was too stressed out to enjoy it.
He felt very annoyed and immediately hung up the phone with a gloomy expression on his face.
To his surprise, Bonnie's parents didn't give in and immediately called a second time.
Darren had no choice but to hang it up again. Before they could call a third time, he sent Bonnie's parents a text message that
said,
“I'm sorry I can't answer right now. I'm still working and I'll probably get in trouble if I answer the phone. I promise I'll call you guys
as soon as I get home.“

At that moment, Darren thought to himself, 'I have to think of an excuse so they won't ask me again for a video call. I honestly
wish the internet hadn't been invented right now.'
As for how to solve the problem of making them believe that the person they would be talking to was actually their daughter,
Darren had already come up with an idea.
As soon as Bonnie's parents received Darren's message, they had a long talk with each other.
“Bonnie didn't answer both of my calls. She told me through text that she's still at work and she can't talk with us right now,“ her
father explained to her mother.
After that, Bonnie's mother asked, “Did she mention what time she can call us back?“
Bonnie's father spent quite a while explaining and persuading his wife to change her mind. Although Bonnie's mother was
reluctant, she finally agreed to wait for Bonnie to call when she finished her work.
“Let's stop worrying too much and just wait for her, okay? You're being too sensitive. I'm sure she's just fine. We just have to
accept the fact that our daughter is busy. With that much on her shoulders, we should support her, right?“ Bonnie's father
comforted her mother, feeling a little relaxed than before.
After taking a look at his wife, Bonnie's father knew that she was still a bit worried and anxious. With the patience of a husband,
he stayed beside her in an attempt to ease her worries.
“How can you be so sure that Bonnie's just fine? Have you forgotten how long it's been since the last time she was here? As her
father, shouldn't you be a little more worried right now?“ Bonnie's mother complained to her father. Unfortunately, his efforts at
trying to make her feel better were only met with complaints and blame.
“Come on, Bonnie's been very giving even though she has a ton of work to do. It's just that she doesn't have the time to do what
we want right now. Besides, she already promised to call us back after she finishes her work tonight. I'm saying all of this for your
own good. Don't worry about her too much. It's not good for your own health. We're supposed to take good care of ourselves so
that Bonnie doesn't have to worry about us. If you continue to have these nonsense thoughts all the time, you might make our
daughter hate us,“ Bonnie's father stated while his eyes were fixated on his wife.
“Okay, fine, I'm going to stop it now. I guess let's just wait for Bonnie's call so we can ask how she's been for the past days,“
Bonnie's mother finally conceded.

Sometimes, she herself couldn't understand why she was so worried about her daughter. Maybe, it was a mother's or a woman's
unique intuition.
But she realized that it was inappropriate for her to ask her daughter to call her right at that instant after Bonnie had already
explained that she was busy with her work.
Meanwhile, Darren felt a little relieved when he received the message from Bonnie's father saying that they would wait for her
call later that night.
He had finally managed to buy himself some time to gather his thoughts.
At that moment, Darren went to the depths of his mind to figure out what he was going to do next. He needed a surefire way to
convince Bonnie's parents that their daughter was just fine.
After a while of thinking, Darren made a call to his right-hand assistant,
“Hello, Mr. Xu. What can I do for you?“
Darren didn't utter a word for a while since he was still hesitating about his plan. But since there was no time left to waste, he
gave in and opened his mouth. “Listen to me very carefully, Harlan. I need you to do something for me that is very urgent. Drop
everything you're doing right now and find me a girl who has a similar voice to Bonnie's. I need her voice tonight.“
Darren always made his orders concise. He would just tell what he needed but not what he was going to do with it.
After countless years of being Darren's right-hand man, Harlan was used to this. Even if he didn't quite get why he needed to find
a girl with a voice like Bonnie's, he nodded his head and agreed to take the task without much fuss.
When Harlan was about to hang up the phone, Darren reminded him again of the importance of his mission. “Don't forget, the
sooner the better. As long as she sounds exactly like Bonnie, I don't care how much we pay her. Just be sure she's here before
midnight!“
Darren's words ignited something in Harlan. As a result, his expression turned serious and he confidently answered. “Yes, sir! I
won't let you down!“
Right after the call, Harlan immediately began to take action. He contacted all his connections and told them that he needed to
find a part-time voice actress that same night. The pay would be generous as long as the person met two of his requirements.

The first was anyone who wanted to apply needed to send a voice message to him as soon as possible. Secondly, they needed
to be available to work that same night.
Luckily, whenever the KING Group held large scale events, Harlan was always the one who was responsible for getting in touch
with hosts and models. This alone gave him a lot of people he could ask for help.
Because of Harlan's connections, plenty of people had already sent their applications even though he had only sent out the
recruitment details thirty minutes ago. To make sure he wasn't going to waste his time, Harlan sent out a text message to anyone
who wanted to join saying,
“To all who are interested, please listen carefully. All I need are your voice messages. If you don't send one, you're out! If you
happen to be chosen, I will personally inform you of your next steps.“