CHAPTER 500: CHAPTER 500: GETTING SABOTAGED

Ruby Sullivan was fuming, staring blankly without knowing how to retort.

She had always been upright and unafraid of slander, so since she had truly done that thing, she couldn’t defend herself confidently against those defaming her, saying such things like the videos were fake and justice lies in people’s hearts.

Thus, every time she encountered something like this, she felt bitter but didn’t know how to fight back.

Ethan Sterling held her hand tightly, smiling faintly and said, "Young lady, Mr. T wouldn’t want to hear you apologize to my wife in this manner." After saying that, he pulled Ruby Sullivan away, leaving Dame Gina frozen on the spot, wanting to cry but having no tears.

She looked hatefully at the backs of the departing couple, feeling both angry and afraid.

How could this man be so devoid of dignity? Ruby Sullivan’s indiscretion was known worldwide, yet he could still display such a self-satisfied expression?

Soon, Gina’s mood calmed down, "Who knows why such a pair is together, but it certainly isn’t love! Hmph, maybe this man is the type to flirt with others too,

pretending for others to see, doesn’t he feel tired?" She snorted coldly, firmly believing these imagined scenarios, and stopped thinking about it.

Of course, she wanted to share her reasoned speculation with more people, but she had to heed Mr. T’s warning.

*

Mr. and Mrs. Sterling checked their schedules and decided to stay longer in Veridia for two days, partly because Ruby Sullivan hadn’t had a chance to visit the spice factory, and partly because they hadn’t had a date in a long time.

Upon hearing their plan, the little ones were of course somewhat displeased, mainly Honey, but upon learning that mom and dad would bring back gifts, Honey’s mood was soothed immediately,

even urging them to have fun outside.

After the festival ended, this southern Gallian town quieted down, even the floral scents in the air seemed to soften, no longer assaulting the nose with intense fragrances, but leaving gentle traces after deep breaths, like fading notes, the lingering sweetness after the revelry.

Though they called it a date, Ruby Sullivan carried her planner with her, hoping the design ideas for the new perfume would become clearer. Ethan Sterling liked seeing her focused on work, anyway sitting with her in a café watching the sunset wouldn’t feel dull, which was just nice.

After returning home, Ruby Sullivan immediately started on the new perfume’s proposal. After an internal meeting, Claire and Wendy were both eagerly anticipating Ruby Sullivan’s completely different milky scent experiment this time.

Perfumers also didn’t want to fuss over the same scents all the time, transforming all disregarded fragrances into sought-after masterpieces was when a perfumer achieved success.

However, a week later, Alex brought some particularly bad news: Nirvana was banned from launching in Gallia, the reasons listed in the regulation were vague, which Alex found troubling, because it was clear someone was intentionally targeting Nirvana.

In this situation, first one must figure out who’s targeting them, then take corresponding measures based on the opponent’s level, of course, the measures referred to here would undoubtedly be costly.

"Did you offend anyone during your last business trip?" Alex reminded.

"Offend?" Ruby Sullivan frowned in confusion, suddenly a woman’s face popped into her mind, "Could it be Dame Gina?"

"Gina?" Alex pondered, exchanged some information with Ruby Sullivan, and after confirming they were thinking of the same person, sighed helplessly, "Someone of her status, to give a small company like Nirvana trouble is effortless, I think you can basically give up on the Gallian market."

Ruby Sullivan instantly deflated.

Gallia is the global perfume sanctuary, every perfumer dreams of one day conquering the nitpicking and pretentious Gallians’ senses. Yet she hadn’t even begun, but was stopped at the "prohibited entry" fence, the dissatisfaction and disappointment in her heart couldn’t be expressed in just a few words.

Alex hadn’t heard her speak for a while, somewhat imagining her feelings, cautiously reminding, "There are only two people who could help you, Dr. L or Mr. T."

"Other than that?"

"Maybe you can hope Dame Gina’s father and brother are ousted."

Ruby Sullivan gave a bitter smile, "Got it."

After hanging up, all her enthusiasm for the new product vanished completely, feeling like a bucket of ice shards had been poured on her, icy cold.

If the opponent could find flaws, she might not feel so aggrieved, but now, she really wanted to rush to Gina’s side and give her a good scolding.

Yet she knew there was nothing she could do, she could only have a nice meal with Mr. Sterling and then think about the next plan.

If her perfume sells like crazy in any other part of the world, she refuses to believe she couldn’t break into the Gallian market!

She tried to motivate herself, still inadvertently revealing her emotions to Mr. Sterling, under Ethan Sterling’s coaxing, she gradually confessed everything she did and didn’t want to say.

Ethan Sterling took a bite of black pepper steak, raised an eyebrow, "Hmm... So this time I can’t help you."

Ruby Sullivan poked at the salad in front of her, sighed, "Seems like it." After saying that, she looked at Ethan Sterling, "You wouldn’t... be mad, right?"

"Why be mad?" Ethan Sterling thought for a moment, then laughed out, "Furious yet powerless?"

Ruby Sullivan grinned too, thinking, who knows if that useless pride of yours would grandly appear at this moment?

"Alright then, since it’s an impossible matter, don’t think about it anymore, beyond the sky there’s more sky, beyond people there are more people, everyone has problems that cannot be solved, currently Nirvana’s momentum is excellent, you can seriously consider other markets."

"Yes, indeed, although this new product was meant to be a heavy blow to the Gallians, launching in other markets would have the same effect. So speaking of which, it wouldn’t really influence the development of the new product much."

Ruby Sullivan chatted with him a bit, feeling much better.

After dinner, they parted ways, she planned to leave work early that night, visit the market, and cook a meal for the kids and Mr. Sterling, but around three o’clock she received a call from Mr. Sterling, saying there was a problem in the Euronia market, he had to rush to the airport.

Ruby Sullivan knew it was his work, apart from wishing him a safe journey, she didn’t know what else to say.

Only thinking of her bad mood today, she still felt like cuddling to sleep with him.

At night, Ethan Sterling landed punctually at Celeston Airport.

This time he came over without bringing any assistants, didn’t even inform the company staff here, got off the plane, and soon spotted a person dressed in black suit and sunglasses among the crowd of greeters.

Wearing sunglasses at night isn’t hard to stand out, most importantly, the person was holding his name sign, and the sign was upside down.