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Chapter 15\u00a0<\/p>\n
What made Zachary think that Genevieve would ever apologize to Regina?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, after hearing what Zachary had said earlier, Genevieve finally understood how the studio had been robbed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Lambert, accusations aren\u2019t proof,\u201d Genevieve said, perfectly calm. \u201cYou need to present the evidence. If you can prove\u00a0<\/p>\n
that Hannah\u2019s fragrance really was copied from Ms. Sloane\u2019s, then Hannah and I will apologize to her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary immediately turned to Regina. \u201cRegina, take out your perfume. Show everyone who\u2019s the liar here!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Regina\u2019s face went pale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What was she supposed to take out now?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sample she\u2019d bought on the black market was long gone. She\u2019d used every last drop trying to deconstruct the scent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panic flashed in her eyes. She instinctively grabbed Zachary\u2019s sleeve, then quickly put on a calm, gracious front. \u201cZach, forget about it. This is Mr. Hale\u2019s gala. I don\u2019t want to spoil everyone\u2019s night over my personal matters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary saw this gesture as a show of kindness, but Genevieve found it nauseating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Regina wanted to back out now? It was too late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve stepped forward, unhurried. \u201cSince Mr. Lambert insists that the scent my friend blended is exactly the same as Ms. Sloane\u2019s earlier bottle, that also means the ingredients here are sufficient to recreate Ms. Sloane\u2019s so-called masterpiece.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled and added, \u201cSo, why don\u2019t we let Ms. Sloane do it again right here in front of everyone? Mr. Lambert can smell it for himself and decide whether it\u2019s truly identical.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The people in the room immediately seized on the idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly! If it\u2019s her own work, what\u2019s so hard about making it again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight. Let us see what she can really do!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the fairest way. We\u2019ll know who\u2019s telling the truth after she makes the perfume!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A fine sheen of sweat broke out along Regina\u2019s back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary didn\u2019t know the truth. He simply thought that Genevieve was deliberately making things difficult.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing how pale Regina looked, he softened his tone and tried to encourage her. \u201cRegina, don\u2019t be afraid. Blend it again and show them. Then, they\u2019ll apologize to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Regina couldn\u2019t make it. She had analyzed that fragrance over and over, and she still couldn\u2019t crack its formula. The rare materials and the ratios were far beyond her level.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She glanced at Zachary, then closed her eyes and fell straight back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRegina!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The crowd jolted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary reacted quickly and caught her in his arms. His expression darkened as he held the \u201cunconscious\u201d woman against his\u00a0<\/p>\n
chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGenevieve, are you happy now?\u201d he roared. \u201cRegina\u2019s been weak since she came back from overseas. You forced her into this. If something happens, you\u2019ll bear half the responsibility!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Half the responsibility?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve almost laughed. Zachary really had a talent for twisting the truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 15\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou do have a brain. Try using it sometime,\u201d Genevieve mocked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Regina\u2019s \u201cfaint\u201d was obviously fake, but Zachary was stupid enough to believe it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve saw it clearly. Regina\u2019s fingers were still gripping Zachary\u2019s suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary didn\u2019t waste time. He scooped Regina up and started to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he passed Genevieve, he leaned in, his voice lowered and vicious. \u201cGenevieve, you just wait! We\u2019ll settle this at home!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure.\u201d Genevieve met his glare, her smile bright and polite. \u201cAnd don\u2019t forget to sign the divorce papers later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary stopped short. He turned back, staring at her like he couldn\u2019t believe what he\u2019d just heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 Chapter 15\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 15\u00a0 What made Zachary think that Genevieve would ever apologize to Regina?\u00a0 Still, after hearing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-you-chose-her-so-i-married-better"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}