Chapter 118: Chapter 118

After the incident, someone took the two types of samples used before and after for testing, and found that although the two boxes looked identical, the ingredients inside were completely different.

The first one used indeed had a good hair growth effect, with some components yet to be identified, but known to be harmless to the body.

But the latter one was not a hair growth ointment at all, but a conditioner, and a very poor quality one at that, causing mild allergies or severe skin ulcers if used.

What does this show? It shows that Simon Hawthorne deceived everyone.

No wonder he suddenly brought out more than a dozen boxes!

Not only were the other old men angry, but Old Master Hawthorne was also furious, hitting the ground with his cane, "That brat even dares to deceive me!"

He then said to everyone, "Don’t worry, I will certainly make that brat give everyone an explanation! I won’t be lenient with the punishment!"

His face was completely lost by Simon, that brat!

Old Master Hawthorne, burning with anger, called Simon, who returned to The Hawthorne Family with spring in his step.

"Grandpa, what’s up? Did you run out of hair growth ointment again?"

Old Master Hawthorne glared at him gloomily, then suddenly swung his cane and hit him.

"You darn brat! How dare you deceive people !"

Then chased after Simon to hit him.

Simon was so scared he hid everywhere, "Grandpa, what are you doing? I’m your own grandson, you’re going to beat me to death!"

"Beating you to death would be just fine, you ungrateful brat!"

The old housekeeper stopped Old Master Hawthorne, and Simon finally caught his breath, "Grandpa, what are you doing? What did I do?"

"How dare you ask? Tell me where those messed-up hair growth ointments came from?"

"Of course, they’re imported from abroad, very expensive..."

"You still dare to lie and deceive me?", the old master raised his cane to hit Simon again.

Scared of the old master, Simon finally confessed.

"Although they were bought from a street stall, you can’t deny they were effective, right?"

Seeing the old master still intending to hit him, Simon quickly added, "You were the one who said they were effective, which is why I bought them. Why are you hitting me now? You’re really unreasonable as you get older."

The old housekeeper continued to stop the old master, "Old master, I think there’s really a misunderstanding here. Why not ask the second young master clearly, so as not to scare him."

Old Master Hawthorne was too lazy to talk to Simon anymore.

The old housekeeper then pulled Simon aside and explained the situation to him.

Simon widened his eyes, "Really, someone is hospitalized?"

"Of course it can’t be fake. The old master and I just came back from the hospital. Second young master, just be honest, where did you get the latter batch?"

Simon looked unpleasant, "That scoundrel even dared to deceive me!"

Now a bit scared, he quickly explained to the old housekeeper.

"The earlier ones, I got from my sister-in-law’s house, the latter batch, I... bought from a street stall..."

The old housekeeper, "...", deeply worried about the second young master’s intelligence.

Old Master Hawthorne heard the whole story and learned that Simon was deceived by a small vendor...

Indeed, it couldn’t be called deception; Simon went to them himself, so no wonder he got tricked.

Old Master Hawthorne was furious, "You fool, how could I have a grandson like you? Was your brain eaten by pigs?"

Simon dared not speak, "Grandpa, I know I was wrong, I won’t dare to do it again in the future..."

Old Master Hawthorne glared at him several times, but eventually took Simon to explain to the families.

Simon was very apologetic, but the old men remained stern and cold.

If he couldn’t get their forgiveness, Old Master Hawthorne wouldn’t let him go when they returned.

Simon was almost crying, "Grandfathers, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me, I’ll be smarter in the future and won’t be deceived again..."

Seeing his sincerity, one of the old men said, "It’s not impossible to forgive you, but you have to agree to do something for us!"

Simon immediately said, "Just say it, as long as it’s within my capability, I will agree, I promise."

"The original hair growth ointment you gave us before, you must get it for us!"

Seeing Simon’s troubled face, the old men frowned again, "What? Is it difficult for you?"

Simon nodded with a forced smile, "I’ll definitely get it, definitely get it, but this medicine is really hard to get, I..."

"You don’t need to get a lot, just get us one box each first, and once we’ve confirmed it’s the real deal, we’ll forgive you."

Simon nodded bitterly, "This time I’ll definitely get the genuine ones..."

Paige Sterling and Julian Hawthorne were still unaware of the trouble Simon had caused, as this so-called hair growth ointment was actually used for other purposes in the interstellar era.

Back then, the nutritional fluids people drank were enough to maintain a head of beautiful hair, so they never needed such hair growth ointments.

As a scientist from that era, Paige was naturally familiar with such compositions. Thinking about her lab group whose hairlines were receding, she was deeply concerned for them and thus came up with this formula.

She modified the formula to suit humans before starting production.

However, the ones in the room were actually semi-finished products, with many quantities needing adjustments, so she hadn’t taken them out and also forbade Sonny Chambers from taking them out.

The ones Sonny sold to Simon, since Paige knew even if applied nothing serious would happen, only the effects would be slow, she didn’t bother to retrieve them from Simon.

And after this incident, having been scolded by the old master, Simon was too embarrassed to let Julian know, so he obviously didn’t go to Paige.

He still went to Sonny, trying to find out through him where the medicine really came from.

He guessed it might be from Paige, but where did Paige get it from? Surely Sonny would know.

But Sonny swore not to tell, and wouldn’t sell to Simon anymore.

Simon tried hard to persuade, but Sonny was unwavering, "You really shouldn’t come looking for me again, I’m just a kid, I know nothing! The Great Demon Sterling doesn’t allow me to talk! If you want to know, go ask The Great Demon Sterling."

"You even call her Great Demon, do you think I dare to go?"

If Julian found out, he might get an even worse beating.

"That’s not my business, just don’t come to me, I need to study too."

Then he shooed Simon away.

Simon was so anxious blisters formed on his lips, and at this moment, the curly hair guy who had left a number before actually called him again. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝙣𝙚𝙩

"Buddy? Do you still want the goods? I got a lot for you this time..."

Simon gritted his teeth in anger, "No! Keep it for yourself!"

"Buddy, do you think it’s too expensive? Don’t worry since you want a lot, I can give you a discount, how about 99.9? I even took off a cent for you, isn’t that generous?"

Simon hung up, getting angrier as he thought about it, directly called the anti-counterfeit office to report the person, even providing detailed location information.

He was doing a public service!