Sharon had not visited her mother for several days now. However, she had some free time today, so she brought some fresh flowers and delicious treats to see her.“Come here, stupid little dog. I’ve brought some treats for you.” Sharon shared some of the snacks she had brought with the little dog.The little dog had started to recognize her and wagged its tail as soon as she arrived. Now that she was giving it food, the dog was even happier and stuck its tongue out to lick her hands.Sharon could not stand the dog being all lovey-dovey and rubbed its head, saying, “Stay here and eat your share.”After feeding the dog, she went into the house holding the flowers and saw her mother busying herself with making perfume.“I’ve come to visit you, Mom,” said Sharon as she walked over to her.“Don’t come over, and don’t disturb me.” However, Autumn was focused on her work.Sharon had no other option but to stand in place and watch Autumn as she made her perfume. Just then, her mother too
Sharon’s thoughts were in shambles. Who was her real birth father?When the Newton household did a paternity test on her, the result showed that she was indeed related to the Newtons. However, she had no idea who that Old Man Newton had used to compare her DNA with.If he had compared her DNA with her mother’s DNA, there was no doubt that she was her daughter. Plus, she was undoubtedly Eugene’s sibling as well…Only by doing the test with Caleb would she truly know if they were father and daughter. However, he had passed long ago, so doing the test with him was not possible.Hence, she concluded that Old Man Newton must have tested her with Autumn’s DNA.Sharon was in a trance when she left Bamboo Garden. She went back to the apartment’s laboratory. When she left the place, she had told her mother to stop saying these matters aloud and wondered if her mother would remember her reminder.She was suddenly worried and anxious. If her father was indeed not Caleb and if Old Man Newton
After receiving news from Gladys on the phone, Simon immediately drove Sharon to the laboratory.“Take a look, Sienna.” Gladys handed her the phone.Once Sharon took the phone, she could see a perfume advertisement playing on the screen.“What… What’s going on here?” The perfume being advertised was her perfume, Appreshar. The very one that she was about to launch into the market!Moreover, this perfume was also named Appreshar, and even the packaging design was exactly the same.The perfume’s main formula was shown in the advertisement as well, and it was Appreshar’s formula that she had painstakingly tried to crack!“Sienna, our perfume’s formula has been leaked, and the other party has completely copied our packaging design. They’re one step ahead of us and have launched their product into the market. If… we continue with our plans to release our perfume, I’m afraid we’ll be accused of plagiarism,” said Gladys with a worried look on her face. “Damn it! How did my formula get
Sharon’s expression was becoming distorted. “Since they plagiarized my formula, the smell is naturally the same as well.”“Who on earth is this despicable?! Who’d copy someone else’s product to such an extent?!” Gladys could not help but curse aloud as well.“I’d like to find out who it is too.” Sharon stared at the bottle of perfume in her hand, seemingly filled with thoughts.“Why don’t we call the police, Sienna?” Gladys scoffed angrily.Sharon narrowed her eyes, saying, “We do have to file a police report, but not now. We’ll wait until I find out who the mole is beforehand.”Upon hearing this, something flashed across Gladys’ eyes and she hesitated for a moment before asking, “Sienna, how… do you plan on catching this mole?”Sharon turned her eyes to look at her. Gladys could feel her heartstrings tightening up, but there were zero changes in her expression.“I can’t think of a good way for the time being,” said Sharon indifferently.Gladys secretly breathed a sigh of relie
Eugene went to help with transporting the flowers while Sharon busily prepared to come up with a new perfume formula. Meanwhile, Simon was looking into the company that stole her formula to find out who the boss was. Everyone in the laboratory was overly cautious and solemn while doing their own things.Since they knew that Sharon was investigating the mole, everyone was afraid of being implicated.“You’ve been working for so long, Sienna. Have a glass of water.” Gladys poured some water for her and handed it over.“Thank you,” said Sharon as she took the glass and had a sip. She still had her complete focus on the work before her.Gladys tried to probe, asking, “Sienna, you said that you want to catch the mole, right? Do you have any idea on how to do it just yet? Why don’t you tell me your plan and let me help you out?”Upon hearing this, Sharon stopped what she was doing and looked up at her assistant. Perhaps her eyes appeared sharp at the moment, so Gladys could feel her
Sharon could feel herself getting light-headed, and her whole body was about to fall to the ground. Fern quickly reached out her hands to support her.“Careful!”“Sienna!” Gladys hurriedly helped support her as well.Sharon’s breathing was growing anxious as she gripped Gladys’ hand. Finally, she asked her in a deep voice, “Who told you this? Who told you he got into an accident?”“I… I just received a call from the police. They called the lab and told me to notify you.” Gladys could see how pale Sharon’s complexion had gotten and dared not say anything more.Sharon got up and weakly sat on her chair. She was entirely in a trance. If it were a call from the police, that would mean Eugene had genuinely gotten into a car accident…N-No! This was not possible!She abruptly got up and dashed toward the door, quickening her pace. She had to go and look for Eugene!When she reached the entrance, she rammed into someone and the man’s big hands immediately caught her in time. “Where
Sharon looked behind the rescuers and could not seem to see Eugene’s figure being lifted up.She grabbed the rescuer who was at the front and asked, “Hello, sir. Where’s my brother? Did you manage to find him?”The rescuer looked solemn and shook his head while saying, “There was no one inside the car. We searched the parameters and didn’t find anyone. So the preliminary judgment is that… he might have gotten thrown out of the car and rolled further down the cliff.”Further down the cliff…Sharon had also seen it when she first came. The cliff seemed almost like a bottomless pit. If he had fallen further down… would Eugene even have any chances of survival?She was in a daze at the moment. Meanwhile, Fern, who was standing next to her, could feel her legs going soft. She immediately fell to the ground.“Fern…” Sharon turned her head to look and saw that Fern’s complexion had turned pale. She was even trembling violently. This news must be such a massive blow to her.“No… He’ll b
Right now, however, Sharon was just hoping that she would be able to find Eugene as soon as possible.It had already been one whole day and night. If he had been injured, the possibilities would only become grimmer the longer time dragged on. The designer that Simon had hired was extremely efficient. In just two days, he had handed Sharon the drawing of the new packaging design. "Take a look at this design and see what you think? If there's no problem with it, we’ll switch to this." Simon came into the laboratory.Sharon took the design from him; she liked it at first glance. "This will do. I like the style of this design."She then immediately instructed Gladys, who was beside her, "Please hand this drawing over to the manufacturing plant and request them to hurry up and replace the packaging.""Yes, Sienna." When Gladys took the drawing, a cold gleam flashed through her lowered eyes.Now that only Simon and Sharon were in the office, Sharon's gaze turned from the closed do