Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
The college girl was staggeringly shocked. How could all this have been dug up so fast—and so accurately?Seeing her reaction, the disfigured group didn’t need to guess; Mirabella had hit the nail on the head.
“Ltold you, even if you don’t say a word, the cops will eventually find all this out.”
Mirabella fixed her gaze on the college girl, appealing to both emotion and reason, “I can see your allergic reaction is less than a month old, not as severe as the others. If you trust me, you’ll be back to normal within a week.”
“Really?” The college girl was a mix of excitement and anxiety, “And how much will that cost me?”
“Nothing. I’ll even throw in a set of the Ar-Bl-Clear Group products for you to experience the real deal, as long as you spill everything you know. I promise to treat you, free of charge, and gift each of you a set of Ar-Bl-Clear skincare”
Tempted, the college girl knew the prognosis for her facial dermatitis was bleak. But now, someone was offering her a free recovery in less than a week, She spilled the beans, no longer holding back.
The rest of the disfigured group knew the score. They had better to work with this young lady than to cross Romeo and Bard and burn their bridges. At least she was offering to fix their faces for free and gift them some pricey skincare products.
If they kept mum, they might end up with nothing to show for their troubles.
Finally, they made up their minds.
The media reporters at the scene captured the commotion, planning to stream it live on the official website.
But a single call from Bard, and the editors in the back room had no choice but to cut out every single shot of Mirabella’s face.
What the online audience ended up seeing was a version where several disfigured protesters caused a scene at the Ar-Bl-Clear Group headquarters, drawing a crowd of reporters and police.
Later, a representative from the Ar-Bl-Clear Group made an appearance, but with no clear shot of their face, just a silhouette, and even their voice had been digitally altered.
They faced off for a while before moving to the employee cafeteria, where the representative still only showed their back, yet seemed to be quite young.
Under their persuasion, the disfigured protesters one by one approached the police to give their statements, revealing the truth behind the incident.
The woman with curly hair confessed, “The receipts for products purchased at your store werent mine.
Someone advised me to buy them at a high price from someone else, just to make this lie seem more believable, more robust to scrutiny”.
She continued honestly, “My face was ruined by a conscienceless beautician at an unlicensed beauty salon. She recommended all sorts of skincare products which caused my face to become allergic and swollen. She told me it was the skin’s natural renewal process, and I believed her. I spent over twenty thousand dollars there, and if that salon hadn’t been shut down, I would have never realized I’d been scammed.”The police officers compiled the statements and reported the latest developments to the online viewers.
These women, desperate due to their rapidly deteriorating faces, had accepted bribes to smear the Ar-
Bl-Clear Group.
As for the mastermind behind the scenes, further investigation was needed.
Meanwhile, other officers verified that the disfigured protesters’ accounts matched their true experiences. The curly-haired woman did indeed spend a fortune on counterfeit products at the beauty salon, ruining her face and, out of desperation to save it, accepted a bribe to defame the Ar-Bl-Clear Group.
Another woman with short hair had provided CCTV footage, claiming that using the Ar-Bl-Clear Group’s facial masks three times a week at home had damaged her skin. However, the footage merely showed her applying a mask, with no indication of the brand.
Yet another woman had taken the Ar-Bl-Clear Group’s products to the authoritative testing facility Dawnstar CCT for analysis. The results purportedly revealed multiple banned substances in the Ar-Bl-
Clear Group’s skincare line.
Following the trail, the police discovered that the CCT employee who conducted the test had been bribed with a hundred thousand dollars to fake the results.
But the facility’s official seal on the report was genuine.
The online onlookers never expected these women to go to such lengths to slander the Ar-Bl-Clear Group.
Then, the police uncovered that the person buying off the disfiqured protesters was from KT Skincare, a company that had once been in competition with the Ar-Bl-Clear Group.Both had started as obscure, bottom-tier brands.
But as the Ar-Bl-Clear Group soared like a runaway stallion, garnering attention, KT remained stagnant.
The more the Ar-BIl-Clear Group was adored in Dawnstar, the more KT despised them, wishing nothing more than to drag them down and take their place.
The public outcry was deafening when the police revealed this information, with the online community lashing out at KT, while support for the Ar-Bl-Clear Group soared.
This news became the best advertisement for the Ar-Bl-Clear Group, and within an hour, all their product lines were completely sold out.
Mirabella knew in her heart that this was more complicated than it seemed.
The fact that KT Skincare was being used as a scapegoat meant that the puppet master was no small-
time player.
Reporters flocked to Mirabella for a statement, eager for a juicy soundbite.
With earnest eyes, Mirabella said, “If you’ve used a skincare product that seems miraculously effective but then experience allergies or dermatitis, stop using it immediately. Delaying could worsen your condition. Even if the redness and itching subside, you might face hyperpigmentation, darkening of the skin, or infections. And trust me, that’s a whole other can of worms to deal with.”
The reporters were taken aback. Wasn’t she supposed to slam her competitor’s underhanded tactics and plug her own brand at the same time?
But there she was, each word dripping with genuine concern for consumers.
“When shopping for products, make sure they’re approved by regulatory authorities and have a full list of ingredients. If not, don’t buy them. And be extra cautious with those viral products sold on the internet or Facebook.
Think twice before you click ‘buy:”
After she finished, the media were momentarily stunned.
Online spectators were won over by her approach. Even with her products selling out, they kept placing orders, willing to wait for restock.Once the media dispersed, Eunice invited Romeo over for dinner.
To avoid drawing attention, they took separate cars to leave.
Back at the office, Mirabella’s staff gossiped eagerly.
“Romeo’s so hot! Standing next to President Mirabella, they looked like a perfect match!”
“I thought I was the only one who thought that! Especially when he stood up for the Ar-Bl-Clear Group, it was like he was protecting his own girlfriend”
“For the first time, I saw President Mirabella in person. She’s younger than me, while I’m still single and working my tail off.
Mirabella was the first to arrive back at the manor.
Darren and Belinda, armed with a platter of fruit, pastries, and coffee, rushed over, showering her with concern.
“Sweetheart, you must be so shaken. That dreadful KT Skincare is just jealous of your success, resorting to such foul play. They’ll get what’s coming to them!”
Belinda skewered a piece of fruit and held it to her granddaughter’s lips, wanting to soothe her.
“I was watching the news. The police found that several of KT’s products contain harmful hormones, causing severe inflammation in consumers. KT had been hushing it up with money, but now the truth is out. They’re trying to smear others while wallowing in their own filth. It’s despicable!”
Darren was fuming but didn’t forget to offer his granddaughter some food.
“This is like the Ar-Bl-Clear Group got a free ad out of it. We lost out in one corner, but we gained in another, Mirabella said with a light smile, not the least bit upset.The grandparents suddenly realized their worries were superfluous.
Mirabella’s vision and capacity had long surpassed the ordinary. She wouldn’t be running such a vast business otherwise.
To her, this was just a light drizzle, hardly worth the fuss.
Right then, another news bulletin flickered on the television screen.
Scores of consumers, whose faces painfully inflamed after using KT skincare products, flocked to the reception desk of the Ar-Bl-Clear Group, desperate to find out if purchasing the company’s products could prompt the group’s executives to treat their skin.
Their faces were in such bad shape, some horribly disfigured, which was a truly harrowing sight.
“These people’s faces,” Belinda was at a loss for words, “it’s horrifying, you can only conclude that KT
has completely lost its conscience, harming people to this extent.”
“How’s Bella got time to treat so many people, huh?” Darren couldn’t help but say, “If she had that time, she might as well open a hospital.”
Mirabella watched the tearful consumers on TV with a heavy heart.
She knew just how important a face was to a woman.
But now, their faces were so damaged, akin to disfigurement, looking particularly horrifying.
At that moment, Mirabella’s phone began to vibrate.
“Boss, I really didn’t want to bother you, but a lot of consumers stormed our front desk, begging for your help to treat their faces. They’re willing to pay ten times, even a hundred times the price for the Ar-Bl-
Clear Group’s products.”
“I’ve seen the news,’ Mirabella replied coolly.
“You, with your busy schedule, have time to watch the news?” Her subordinate was surprised, but quickly added, “So what do we do now? Do we help them? But there are too many people. It showedtoday’s count to be one thousand one hundred thirty-six. Subtracting our internal staff and the journalists from earlier, there are over four hundred people gathering at our front desk.”
The number was daunting. If Mirabella was to treat each person, it would take an enormous amount of her time.
And it was crucial to consider how much Mirabella could earn treating one person versus the earnings from the Ar-Bl-Clear Group’s products.
“Tell them that the Ar-Bl-Clear Group will be launching a new line of skin regeneration products soon, designed to address various symptoms, and they should be on the market in about two weeks.”
“That’s a great idea! It helps them and we are able to make money at the same time.” Her subordinate began, then hesitated, “But, boss, do you have the time?”
“tll make time.”