Chapter 319
The spectators who had intended to leave returned to their seats.
Jessica looked at Zoe in confusion, trying to use her eyes to ask Zoe what she meant.
However, Zoe did not even glance at her.
The sense of certainty that Jessica had felt a moment ago was suddenly replaced by anxiety.
Jessica wondered, ‘What the hell is Zoe doing? Hasn’t she already accepted my money? Why is she still causing trouble? Could it be that she wants more screen time to make her presence known? That must be it! Otherwise, there is no explanation for her strange behavior.’
Zoe held the microphone in her hand tightly and said, ” According to the data I’ve reviewed, All-Purpose Water does indeed achieve multiple effects such as whitening, anti-aging, skin repair, and hydrating, surpassing many skincare products on the market. I can affirm that.”
Upon hearing that, the nervous Jessica instantly heaved a sigh of relief.
Zoe had been bought off by her and wouldn’t support Melody.
However, the next second, Zoe spoke again, “But I think the other experts might have had a bias against Miss Fox’s Water of Time, which was developed in such a short time, so they didn’t even look at its test data. What All-Purpose Water can do, Water of Time also can. Moreover, based on data analysis, its effectiveness in these aspects far exceeds that of All-Purpose Water. It’s the most effective and harmless toner I’ve seen so far. So, personally speaking, I think the Water of Time has won and has significantly outperformed All-Purpose Water!”
As soon as Zoe finished speaking, the scene erupted with discussion.
“Wow! Mrs. Morgan said that the Water of Time developed by that woman is better!”
“What’s going on? Mrs. Morgan is highly respected, so she shouldn’t be lying, right? But what about the other experts’ opinions?”
The beauty influencers had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and Zoe had righted the wrong for them. The influencers were not bribed by Melody. They were telling the truth. Water of Time was indeed better than All-Purpose Water.
They even felt tears well up in their eyes.
On the other hand, Jessica was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
She did not believe what she had heard or seen at all.
In a moment of desperation, Jessica blurted out, “Mrs. Morgan, could you be mistaken?”
Zoe frowned at Jessica and said, “Miss Summers, are you questioning my professional capability? My daily work involves evaluating various test data. Do you think I could be wrong?”
Jessica choked and then said, “No, that’s not what I meant. I just… I just think you might be mistaken.”
Zoe sneered and said, “Don’t worry, I didn’t make a mistake. To confirm the data, I reviewed it several times. But Miss
Summers, there’s one thing that I think you might be mistaken about.”
Jessica asked, “What is it?”
Zoe looked up at Melody.
Melody nodded and quickly operated something on her phone.
In an instant, the big screen in the middle of the plaza quickly switched from the live scene to a video.
The scene in the video was Zoe’s living room.
The moment Jessica saw the place, she felt a chill run through her veins.
Realizing that the video might destroy her, she hurriedly shouted, “Who switched the screen? Switch it back now!”
The staff in charge said innocently, “I didn’t touch anything.” “Turn it off! Turn it off now!” Jessica yelled.
The staff nodded and hurriedly tried to switch the video back, but the computer seemed to have crashed. No matter how hard he pressed the keyboard, the screen wouldn’t change.
“Idiot! Unplug the power!” Jessica screamed crazily.
The staff was startled and quickly moved to unplug the power, but before his hand could reach the plug, a slender hand grabbed his wrist firmly.
The staff subconsciously looked up, only to meet the gaze of a face that was incredibly handsome yet ice-cold. The staff’s eyes suddenly widened. “Mr… Mr. Swanson…” “Get lost.” Ken spat out the word with a blank expression. The staff member almost wetted his pants in fear. He could not care less about Jessica’s shouting and ran away because the aura around Ken Swanson was so intense and terrifying.
Seeing Ken drive away the staff member, Jessica stepped forward, intending to go over and unplug it herself.
But it was too late, and the video started playing.
When everyone saw Jessica and Leo appearing together on the screen together, they were stunned.
One of them was the president of Silk Beauty Cosmetics, and the other was the vice president of Icy Clear Cosmetics. The crowd didn’t understand why the two nemeses would show up together.
In the next second, Jessica’s voice was heard.
She was inviting Zoe to the event.
Everything seemed normal until the final shot, focusing on the gift box Jessica gave to Zoe.
On top of it lay a bank card.
Seeing this scene, Jessica’s face instantly turned pale as a sheet of paper.
However, this was not the end.
A recording played and it was Leo’s voice. “Money makes the world go round. Even the proudest must bow before it. With this, whether that girl can develop a product better than All-Purpose Water and Golden Water, she’s bound to lose this bet!”
Then came Jessica’s smug voice. “I look forward to seeing the expression on Melody’s face when she is defeated.”
The video on the big screen ended there and switched back to the live venue.
The atmosphere there was chaotic, filled with continuous curses.
“Oh my god! Jessica has gone too far! She was trying to bribe Zoe! No wonder she reacted so strangely when the video was played on the screen. She was afraid of being exposed and having her true colors revealed!”
“I was wondering why that expert earlier didn’t mention Water of Time at all. Turns out he was bought off. Jessica is willing to do anything to get Icy Clear Cosmetics!” “Thank goodness Zoe has integrity and wasn’t bought off.” “Now it seems that the allegations made by Icy Clear Cosmetics against Silk Beauty Cosmetics for stealing formulas weren’t baseless. right?”
“Jessica is so despicable. The police should arrest her!”
“I’ve never seen such a malicious woman in my life. She looks like a decent person, but she is so mean. She is nice to Miss Fox in front of other people and then curses her behind her back. My goodness, she is such a phony!”
“I must have been blind to support Silk Beauty Cosmetics earlier.”
When Jessica heard the discussions around her, her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
But how could the reporters let go of such a big piece of news?
They were no longer polite to Jessica. They pointed the microphones at Jessica’s face and started grilling her. “Miss Summers, how many experts did you bribe? Don’t you feel ashamed doing this?”
Jessica, do you have anything to say about the video we just saw Do you regret it?”
Miss Summers say something!”