Chapter 209: Chapter 209

The machines were all taken away by Summer Xavier, what’s there left to do?

The business had been struggling previously because the equipment was outdated. We finally got the big machines, but now Summer Xavier wants to take them back.

Let alone the future, he still has a batch of orders from other companies now. When the time comes, without the machines, he can’t fulfill the orders on time. Where’s he going to get such a huge breach of contract penalty?

"Miss Xavier, you can’t just betray people after crossing the river, can you? If it hadn’t been for our factory..."

"Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge? Who’s really crossing the river and demolishing the bridge here? You use the machines customized by me for Aura to produce goods for other companies. Don’t you know this could be damaging the reputation of our Aura? And you put Aura’s order last? Do you have any idea how much loss this will cause Aura? Are you taking advantage of my honesty and kindness?"

The factory owner looked at the not-at-all honest and kind Summer Xavier, saying, "Aura is rich and powerful, not lacking that bit of money. Why are you being so petty about such a small matter?"

"Whether I lack money is my business, but the thing I, Summer Xavier, dislike the most is suffering losses. We signed a contract at the beginning; this machine is only for our Aura. Now you’ve used it for other companies. If I decide to sue you seriously, it won’t just be a matter of tens of millions."

The factory owner wanted to act tough, but every shareholder of Aura has an impressive background, none of whom he dared to offend. Yet, he couldn’t be reconciled with letting Summer Xavier take the machines back.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and went online to expose Aura.

In his description, he’s an honest and diligent factory owner, just making some hard-earned money.

But because he took orders from other companies, Aura failed to honor their words and canceled the order.

He would never mention that the machines were bought by Aura or that he was producing counterfeits for others.

A wave of controversy erupted online for a while.

The factory owner had already produced two-thirds of the counterfeit glass bottles and sent them to that company. Amid the heated discussions, this company released new products, and the appearance and scent were remarkably similar to Aura’s products, with little difference in packaging, claiming the effects were completely consistent with Aura’s.

The most important thing was that they were several dozen bucks cheaper than Aura’s.

Many internet celebrities and big influencers were also promoting the products in live streams, passionately recommending them, making a bigger impact than Aura’s had before.

Moreover, coupled with the factory owner’s revelations, Aura’s reputation plummeted.

In Aura’s headquarters office, a group of distinguished ladies was anxiously anxious.

"They must have taken our skincare products back to examine and then produced counterfeits! So despicable!"

To study is one thing, but to elevate oneself by stepping on Aura, clearly trying to challenge Aura, is this some kind of grudge from a past life?

Even though this company isn’t a big name in skincare, it’s indeed an established brand.

An old-established company doing such a thing just for sales, not caring about their reputation — no one would believe they claim not to harbor any grudges against Aura.

Someone then said, "I heard this company has shares from a lady of the Hale Family. You don’t think it’s Helen Hale...?" Read complete versıon only at 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝

The feud between Helen Hale and Paige Sterling is well-known among people in the circle.

Summer Xavier paced back and forth; it seems this must be Helen Hale’s doing.

Penson squeezed out Apex’s position, and now it threatens the skincare company Helen Hale invested in with Aura. Is Helen Hale able to stay calm?

Thus, she made a move, even at the cost of harming both sides.

"What do we do now? Should we also lower the price?"

"We can’t lower the price. Once we do, the prestige is gone."

Many big brands operate this way, unable to sell products, choosing to destroy them rather than sell at a lower price.

Because once selling at a lower price, it signifies the imminent decline of the brand.

So even if Helen Hale’s company sells cheaper than Aura, they can’t lower their price either.

They had no choice but to call Paige Sterling, only to find her not anxious at all.

Not only was she not anxious, but Paige Sterling also went to her Weibo to make a statement, expressing that Helen Hale’s skincare products had significant issues, advising everyone not to use them.

The shareholders of Aura were shocked.

Paige Sterling still making such comments at this moment, isn’t she doing it blatantly, waiting to be caught in a handle?

Sure enough, Helen Hale’s side’s internet warriors took a swipe, saying Paige Sterling was simply jealous, mocking her to stick to tech — it’s ridiculous for someone who knows nothing to venture into skincare.

Seeing Aura’s current situation, outsiders say Paige Sterling shouldn’t have ventured into the skincare industry.

See, instead of focusing on her tech work, she tried to grasp both ends, and now Aura’s struggling, right?

Observing Aura’s state, Helen Hale at the Hale Family had a cold smile. Online matters are ambiguous; you can say Aura’s skincare is good, others can say it’s bad, even claim it’s damaging.

Thus, while Aura’s sales plummeted, all sorts of vicious attacks emerged against Aura’s products online.

"Recently, certain Aura products have been incredibly hyped, everywhere it’s recommended like some divine product, claiming to transform looks and cure all ailments, almost like Pyramid schemes. The blogger tried it himself and bought a bottle, but after three days of use, his face ended up — almost disfigured. The doctor said my face will never recover to its previous state. Haha, aren’t you afraid of destroying descendants? Shouldn’t the person in charge of Aura give an explanation?"

The blogger uploaded a comparison of before and after photos, indeed, the previous photos showed fair skin likened to a peeled egg, however, the current photos were full of red bumps, quite startling.

"My goodness, is it really this awful? I’ve just bought Aura’s product and haven’t used it."

"These days when I go online, all discussions are about Aura. Everyone says it’s by God Sterling, surely it’s amazing. I almost got brainwashed but fortunately held back from buying; otherwise, the face would surely have gotten ruined, too scary."

"I assumed with God Sterling as a shareholder, Aura’s product must be flawless, was planning to buy, but didn’t expect this."

"God Sterling is great at researching tech, doesn’t mean he’s good at skincare research."

"I’ve long said, the skin is irreversible, skincare only provides psychological comfort to people, especially when Aura brags so much about its products — how is it possible? Even if it were true, Aura’s products definitely exceed harmful substance limits; please be rational and don’t believe in mystical skincare products."