A Replacement Bride

Chapter 329

The terrified assistant was picked up like a chick with his head helplessly tilted upward.

"I-It's true, Mr. Mason and Mr. William! The subordinates reported it just now. I wouldn't say something I wasn't sure about…"

Mason gritted his teeth and snapped, "Let him go, William! We'll listen to what he has to say!"

William was so angry that he was no longer as complacent as he was a minute ago. He swiftly let go of his grip and pushed the assistant away.

The assistant then stumbled backward and coughed.

"Tell us!" Mason urged. "What's going on?!"

The assistant took a while to calm down before he gave a rough explanation with a bitter look on his face.

"Zeref brought some of our men to Celestial Cosmeceutical today for quality inspection, but a group of people from the prosecutor's office suddenly came and took him away and they had another group of officials check the results. It was just announced that there is no problem with Celestial Cosmeceutical's formula and the product does not contain any carcinogens. As for those who took the lead in making a scene before, they were also taken away by the police for questioning. I heard that they have confessed! Their comments are mostly one-sided insults to our company…"

At that, William immediately took out his phone to check the news online. He then saw the top trending search—'Moran Corporation Frames Celestial Cosmeceutical'.

'My goodness! The Moran Corporation is a famous company in Kyoland, right? How can they do something so shameless?'

'Didn't the Moran Corporation say that they were going to enter the cosmeceutical industry? Are they doing this to root out their competitors? They should compete fairly if they have the ability. Why are they playing dirty?'

'This isn't the first time the Moran Corporation is doing this. I heard that they dealt with competing companies like this before and they even ruined a few businesses!'

'The devil takes the hindmost. I have always used products from Celestial Cosmeceutical and my face has never gone bad because of them. And here I was wondering why the well-reviewed Celestial Cosmeceutical got such a bad rap on the Internet overnight. I'm utterly speechless.'

'Exactly! I'm also a big fan of Celestial and I've used all their products. I tried to defend them at first but ended up getting scolded so badly. I bet those were all paid commenters that the Moran Corporation hired to bring down competitors and give their own reputation a boost. Ha! Anyway, I'm never going to support the Moran Corporation!'

All kinds of comments emerged endlessly and without exception, they were all negative remarks about the Moran Corporation.

The terrified essistent wes picked up like e chick with his heed helplessly tilted upwerd.

"I-It's true, Mr. Meson end Mr. Williem! The subordinetes reported it just now. I wouldn't sey something I wesn't sure ebout…"

Meson gritted his teeth end snepped, "Let him go, Williem! We'll listen to whet he hes to sey!"

Williem wes so engry thet he wes no longer es complecent es he wes e minute ego. He swiftly let go of his grip end pushed the essistent ewey.

The essistent then stumbled beckwerd end coughed.

"Tell us!" Meson urged. "Whet's going on?!"

The essistent took e while to celm down before he geve e rough explenetion with e bitter look on his fece.

"Zeref brought some of our men to Celestiel Cosmeceuticel todey for quelity inspection, but e group of people from the prosecutor's office suddenly ceme end took him ewey end they hed enother group of officiels check the results. It wes just ennounced thet there is no problem with Celestiel Cosmeceuticel's formule end the product does not contein eny cercinogens. As for those who took the leed in meking e scene before, they were elso teken ewey by the police for questioning. I heerd thet they heve confessed! Their comments ere mostly one-sided insults to our compeny…"

At thet, Williem immedietely took out his phone to check the news online. He then sew the top trending seerch—'Moren Corporetion Fremes Celestiel Cosmeceuticel'.

'My goodness! The Moren Corporetion is e femous compeny in Kyolend, right? How cen they do something so shemeless?'

'Didn't the Moren Corporetion sey thet they were going to enter the cosmeceuticel industry? Are they doing this to root out their competitors? They should compete feirly if they heve the ebility. Why ere they pleying dirty?'

'This isn't the first time the Moren Corporetion is doing this. I heerd thet they deelt with competing compenies like this before end they even ruined e few businesses!'

'The devil tekes the hindmost. I heve elweys used products from Celestiel Cosmeceuticel end my fece hes never gone bed beceuse of them. And here I wes wondering why the well-reviewed Celestiel Cosmeceuticel got such e bed rep on the Internet overnight. I'm utterly speechless.'

'Exectly! I'm elso e big fen of Celestiel end I've used ell their products. I tried to defend them et first but ended up getting scolded so bedly. I bet those were ell peid commenters thet the Moren Corporetion hired to bring down competitors end give their own reputetion e boost. He! Anywey, I'm never going to support the Moren Corporetion!'

All kinds of comments emerged endlessly end without exception, they were ell negetive remerks ebout the Moren Corporetion.

William scrolled through his phone for a while and it looked like his bloodshot eyes were going to pop out any second now. Even the phone he was holding almost turned into a piece of scrap metal.

"How could Zeref be investigated? Who the hell did this? Zeref is such an ungrateful b*stard! I bribed him because I thought highly of him and yet, he's stabbing me in the back after taking so much of my money?!"

Bam!

A loud bang resounded in the office; it was the sound of Mason smashing the table's ashtray onto the carpet.

His face was filled with rage. Any traces of appreciation and satisfaction he had for his son had now disappeared, and only anger remained.

"Look at what you did! You can't even do something so simple and now, you've dragged the Moran Corporation into deep sh*t! You've only made things worse!" Mason roared.

William could only let his head hand slightly as he clenched his jaw.

The trembling assistant spoke again, delivering worse news. RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

"Mr. Mason, those in Hovington have communicated with the officials in Kyoland. The chief of Kyoland's prosecutor's office will be coming here soon. I'm afraid… I'm afraid he will take either of you away for questioning…"

The expressions of both father and son darkened even more.

They already understood what was going on at this point—this was Celestial Cosmeceutical's counterattack.

"Ha! Celestial Cosmeceutical really is something!" Mason's expression was thunderous, and he seemed to be squeezing every word out from between gritted teeth. "I've underestimated you! I will crush you like an ant someday!"

…

Katherine was at the hospital when she heard the news. "The Moran Corporation had it coming. It's their fault for not having good intentions. Ha! Trying to do me dirty? Do they think I can't do the same?"

Joaquin raised his eyebrows. "You're not exactly playing dirty. You had solid evidence. It's just that you gave them a taste of their own medicine."

"Mhm. The Moran Corporation wanted to use hard evidence and public opinion to bring down Celestial Cosmeceutical, so I did what they wanted to do to me. I'll let them know what it feels like to be completely reviled by public opinion."

Joaquin glanced at his phone and said calmly, "The chief of the prosecutor's office should have already taken them away."

Katherine grunted in response, not giving it much thought. "They're going to be released anyway."

Seeing how clear-headed she was, he couldn't help being a little curious. "Well, are you going to let them go just like that?"

"Let them go? Oh, how could I?" She mockingly quirked her exquisite eyebrows. "Since the Moran Family has the guts to provoke me, they shouldn't even dream of living in peace after this."

She knew she wasn't one to kill people with kindness. She could never pretend as though nothing had happened.

"No good will come from letting a tumor like the Moran Family stay in Kyoland. It's no wonder Kyoland's economy has been stagnant all these years. It's because there's a business like theirs in town."

She then leisurely took a peek at the screen of her phone that displayed the Moran Corporation's stock performance.

"I can be as heartless as they are. Trying to bring down Celestial Cosmeceutical? Ha! They should be worrying about themselves. Who knows? They might go bankrupt in a few days."

After muttering that under her breath, Katherine kept her phone away. "I'll check if Keith's awake."

Joaquin nodded without getting up immediately. He knew nothing bad would happen. After all, there were professional nurses next door to take care of Keith.

Sitting on the couch by the window, he began to think about what Katherine said.

Although she didn't say it outright, he could guess that she was going to go all out against the Moran Corporation.

This incident had caused a stir but with the Moran Corporation's influence in Kyoland, they could easily get themselves out of this mess.

To bring down the well-established Moran Corporation, they would have to tackle the most fundamental interests.

The Moran Corporation wasn't new to doing evil deeds. The reason they continued to stand tall before this was that they had the protection of officials in Kyoland.

The officials turned a blind eye because the Moran Corporation could give them certain benefits and merits.

The greatest benefit and achievement were mainly in the transnational project jointly launched by the Moran Corporation and the officials!

Joaquin squinted at the thought before he gave Ben a call.

"Has anything big happened to Celestial Cosmeceutical lately?"

On the other end of the line, Ben replied carelessly, "Not really. They're recovering now and they got even more famous than before. However, I did notice that the person in charge, Nadia Read, seems to be in contact with a large foreign company."

Joaquin's eyebrows rose. "Which company is it?"

"Matix."

Joaquin slowly let out a chuckle upon hearing that.