“Keep it under control. I’ll be right there,” Jessica hung up the phone and immediately gave Leo an order, “Leo, bring the car out and drive me to Sophia’s company!”
“Auntie, what happened to Sophia?” Gilbert got up from the ground and glanced at Leo with hostility before showing a concerned expression on his face.
“I’m not sure either, but it seems like something has happened,” Jessica said impatiently when she noticed Leo wasn’t moving. “Are you out of your mind? Let’s go!”
Leo didn’t say anything and headed outside to get the car.
Jessica and the others reached the outside, and Gilbert comforted Jessica, “Auntie, don’t worry. I have connections with some important people in the city. If anyone dares to cause trouble at Sophia’s company, I will make sure they regret it.”
Jessica’s heart felt a little relieved upon hearing this, and by then, Leo had parked the car in front of them.
Sophia’s cosmetics company was located in the bustling city center. After more than half an hour, the four of them arrived at the company’s entrance.
There were many people gathered around the entrance, craning their necks to see inside.
Occasionally, a woman’s angry voice could be heard from the lobby.
“You don’t need to explain to me. Just look at my face! Ever since I started using your company’s cosmetic products, my skin has turned into this mess! You unscrupulous merchants have the audacity to sell such low-quality cosmetics!”
The woman who was angrily scolding appeared to be in her forties, wearing loose casual clothing. Her once attractive face was now covered in terrible acne.
Sophia, dressed in a white office outfit that exuded professionalism, stood in front of the woman, her expression reflecting a sense of empathy and understanding. “I’m truly sorry for the distress you’re experiencing,” she said gently, trying to reassure the woman. “The cosmetics we offer are carefully sourced from reputable international suppliers, and we take quality control very seriously. We can go to the authoritative institution in Langstel for testing…”
“Testing? Bullshit! The fact is right in front of us. If you don’t cure my face, I’ll bankrupt your company, and you’ll rot in prison!” the woman shouted.
“Madame, how about we go to the hospital first?” After all, what this woman held in hand was indeed their products. Based on her appearance and demeanor, she didn’t seem like someone who was trying to scam them, so Sophia couldn’t act tough in handling it.
Just then, Jessica and the others squeezed their way in.
“Mom, why did you come?” Sophia was somewhat surprised.
“With such a big issue, how could I not come? What exactly happened?” Jessica saw the terrible acne on the woman’s face and knew that things were difficult to handle today.
Sophia briefly explained what had happened.
It turned out that the woman came here yesterday to buy a bottle of imported moisturizing cream. After using it this morning, she broke out in many pimples and came here to complain.
This imported moisturizing cream had good sales in the domestic market, and such issues had never occurred before.
“Madam, please calm down. Now that it has happened, the most important thing is to find a solution, don’t you think?” Jessica politely said to the woman.
The woman sneered, “Solution? Fine, since it’s your daughter’s cosmetics that ruined my face, let’s start by scratching her face and then compensating me with thirty million. I won’t pursue this matter further.”
“Thirty million?” Jessica gasped, shocked by the exorbitant demand.
At this moment, Gilbert stepped forward. “Madam, we must approach this situation rationally. This cosmetic product wasn’t only sold to you. Others have used it without any problems. It seems that the issue isn’t with the products.”
“So, you’re saying I deliberately came here to extort money?” the woman stared at Gilbert.
Gilbert instinctively took two steps back and forced himself to remain calm. “That’s not what I meant. How about this? I know the director of the prestigious Langstel Beauty Clinic. If you come with me to the hospital, I guarantee they will restore your face to its original condition.”
“Are you suggesting… that I should get plastic surgery?” The woman suddenly threw the bottle of cream in her hand at Gilbert. “Get lost!”
“Hey, why did you hit me?” Gilbert winced in pain, becoming angry himself. “If you keep causing trouble like this, I’ll call the police to arrest you!”
“Hahaha, the police arresting me?” The woman laughed as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. “Do you know who I am?”
“Who are you?” Gilbert looked her up and down.
“I’m the sister of the richest man in Langstel!”
“Ah…” Gilbert was dumbfounded and dared not say another word.
Jessica and Sophia were also stunned. How did they manage to offend such an influential figure? What were they going to do now?
“Madam, please calm down. If I can make the acne on your face disappear, will you consider dropping this matter?” At that moment, a man’s voice suddenly spoke up.
Everyone turned to find out who had the audacity to make such a bold statement.
Sophia also looked over and was surprised to see that Leo had followed them, wearing an expression of disbelief.
She wasn’t surprised that Leo had taken a stand. What surprised her was that Leo suddenly could speak.
Sophia was about to ask him about it, but Jessica sternly interrupted, “Leo, shut up! This is none of your business!”
Jessica didn’t want this useless son-in-law to create more chaos.
“Leo, just stay quiet and mind your own business. Let they handle this. Stop meddling,” Tina, Sophia’s younger sister, waved her hand dismissively at Leo.
Leo ignored their words as if they were whispers in the wind and walked directly up to the woman. “I have a solution for the condition on your face. Trust me.”
The woman’s heart wavered when she looked into the sincere eyes of the man in front of her. After all, money was not an issue for her; her face was the real concern.
Sophia hurriedly pulled Leo back and spoke to him in a slightly commanding tone, “Leo, don’t interfere. I will handle my own affairs.”
Sophia didn’t appreciate Leo stepping forward because she knew his capabilities all too well.
The commotion caught the attention of the onlookers, and they began whispering amongst themselves.
“That guy is impressive. He actually managed to leech off the CEO, who’s a woman, of this cosmetics company. Tsk, tsk.”
“Did he just say he can treat the woman’s acne? Do you think he really can or is he bluffing?”
“He’s full of shit. If he had such abilities, would he resort to being a freeloader by marrying into a wealthy family?”
“Yeah, I think he’s just putting on a front…”
The discussions among the crowd made the woman even more impatient. “I don’t care about your family matters. Now, you have two choices: restore my face to its original look, or compensate me with thirty million for emotional damage and scratch this woman’s face!”
The woman pointed at Sophia. “Otherwise, I’ll bankrupt your company, and you’ll rot in prison!”