Chapter 15 Dinner Is on Me

• Although there were many pustules on the middle-aged woman’s face, she didn’t actually want her face to be ruined.
• Her face could have healed, but at this moment, she felt like her entire face was burning up as pus started leaking.
• “Grab him! Grab him! What did he pour on me?!”
• The middle-aged woman kept wiping off the pus that leaked from her face, and her hair that was sprawled all over her face made her look like a shrew. However, everyone was dumbfounded when she raised her head.
• “H-How is this possible?”
• “Look! Her skin actually… healed!”
• At that moment, the middle-aged woman’s face was healing at a slow rate that could be seen as all of her pustules started breaking, and her swollen face was starting to smoothen.
• “T-This is impossible. How did he do that?”
• Right then, the situation changed. Those who sneered at Harvey just now were staring at him with a shocked face right now, and a few of them even looked impressed.
• While the middle-aged woman looked like she had realized something, the men around her whispered, “Ma’am, since your face healed, do we…”
• Right then, the middle-aged woman glared at him. However, she couldn’t help but wonder how it became like this. How can a bowl of water spoil my plan?
• At this moment, a cold smile flashed past Harvey’s face before he taunted, “I’m sure you’re wondering why the effect of the snake-needle grass vanished.”
• Snake-needle grass?!
• Alice stared at Harvey in disbelief. Even if she was unwilling to accept it, the truth was right in front of her, and she immediately grasped onto his point.
• “Harvey, what is this snake-needle grass? What are you talking about?”
• “The snake-needle grass is a type of grass that can be found in South Ley. Once its juice is used to apply on a person’s face, it will cause that person’s skin to rot and swell up with pustules in a short time. However, if it’s clean with snake gall within three days, the person’s skin will automatically heal without leaving any scars.”
• Then, Harvey paused and turned toward the middle-aged woman before asking coldly, “Am I right?”
• “I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
• So, this brat knows about snake-needle grass, huh? The middle-aged woman couldn’t help but feel unlucky, as not many knew about this type of grass, and she only managed to set this trap today because she took advantage of the fact that it was rare.
• Still, even if he exposed my tricks, no one can do anything to me as long as I don’t admit to it.
• “Hmph! I don’t know what you’re even talking about. Even if you healed my face, how can I know that there are no side effects in the future? You guys still have to compensate me for emotional damages, as well as medical fees for hitting us just now.”
• “What’s this snake-needle grass you speak of? None of us had heard about it. I’m sure that you just managed to get it right by mistake. It’s probably the company’s products’ problem.”
• “President Brown, since you’re the one who promoted these beauty pills, so I think it’s better if you stop producing them to avoid something like this from happening again.”
• Hunter gave Harvey a harsh glare, as he could only blame him for ruining his evil plan. Nevertheless, even if Harvey healed the lady, he wouldn’t miss out on this opportunity.
• As long as the beauty pills’ production was stopped, the series of fees spent on researching and developing the product would go to waste, and Hunter was sure that Alice would feel bad if she continued holding the position as the president.
• At that moment, Alice’s face darkened because she obviously knew what her evil cousin was thinking about, so she snapped coldly, “Just shut up. This is still the company, and I’m still the president, so I’m the one calling shots.”
• Since she already knew that what happened today was a scheme, she obviously wouldn’t back down after Harvey mentioned the snake-needle grass.
• “I’m sure the substance from your face will contain residues of the snake-needle grass, so why don’t we take it to the lab to check? I can confirm that our company’s products definitely don't contain this ingredient. I’m sure someone will recognize this material, and if you’re the one who applied the snake-needle grass, just wait for the lawsuit. The Ascent Group is willing to cooperate with any department in their investigations, but we are not to be taken lightly as well. If you want a lawsuit and an exposé, be prepared to face the consequences of your action.”
• At this moment, Alice’s authority as the president filled the air. After all, she wasn’t someone that could be bullied easily because she was the one who brought rise to the Ascent Group within these four years.
• Staring at her strong attitude, the middle-aged woman had her expression changed as she glared at Harvey and Alice before she gritted her teeth and left along with the other men dejectedly.
• “Looks like they were really scammers! Luckily, President Brown’s husband saw through their tricks. If not, our company’s reputation would have been tainted.”
• “Exactly. Thank goodness for President Brown’s husband. I can’t believe he managed to solve the issue at hand with just a bowl of water. Would he actually be a miracle healer?”
• “I bet only a few have ever heard about the snake-needle grass. President Brown’s husband is definitely a genius. If it weren’t so, he wouldn’t have been able to see right through that woman’s trick.”
• When Alice heard her employees praising Harvey, as well as Harvey’s calm and nonchalant look, she couldn’t help but feel conflicted.
• How did he know about the snake-needle grass? Why have I never heard that he actually has medical skills? No. That’s impossible. He couldn’t possibly have any medical knowledge. I’m sure that this is just a coincidence. It must be.
• The whole situation had left Alice in a state of conflict. She was initially disappointed in Harvey. She should be happy when Harvey tried so hard to help her today, but she was afraid to put her faith in him again, as she didn’t want to be let down in the end.
• “Why are you guys still standing here? Don’t you guys have any work to do?”
• Right then, Alice gave everyone a cold look, and all of the employees started dispersing, while most of them gave Harvey an impressed look before leaving.
• After that, only the Browns were left standing at the entrance of the company as she clenched her fists and took a deep breath before turning toward Hugo and Bobby. “I’m sorry for letting the both of you down today, Uncle Hugo, Uncle Bobby.” She apologized in the coldest tone possible.
• Indeed, Hugo and Bobby’s facial expressions weren’t good, but they couldn’t say anything right then because they didn’t hesitate to taunt her just now. Now that Alice apologized to them, there was nothing that they could say besides resuming their roles as her uncles.
• “Alice, you’ve really gotten yourself a great husband.”
• Bobby signed and gave Harvey a knowing look before he harrumphed and left.
• Watching as they fled, Alice felt somewhat happy before she turned toward Martin and Polly and said, “Dad, Mom, sorry for making you guys worried.”
• “It’s fine. It’s good that the situation is resolved now.”
• Martin knew the hardships that his daughter went through and saw everything that happened, so he secretly used his elbow to nudge Polly before Polly’s reluctant voice rang out.
• “Isn’t it all thanks to Harvey today?”
• It was rare for Polly to actually be nice to Harvey. However, she suddenly felt like something wasn’t right. Why should she speak so humbly toward Harvey when she was his mother-in-law? Hence, she eventually started nagging.
• “Why haven’t I heard that you had medical skills? Is this actually a coincidence?”
• “Mom,” Alice whined helplessly. Although she felt like it was a coincidence as well, she couldn’t help but feel curious when she saw Harvey’s nonchalant look.
• It seemed like she really didn’t understand her husband.
• “Thank you for today, Harvey. Dinner is on me.”