The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 78.1

Chapter 78.1

It was fortunate that Yuria Primrose was not known to be Yunette’s representative.

No, it wasn’t something to consider fortunate.

The scandal that caused Yunette to collapse wasn’t simply a business going under.

‘My mother and Princess Vivian were the most active people in the social world, saying they really liked using Yunette’s cosmetics.’

It should not be said that the duchess promoted low-quality cosmetics because of a personal friendship.

And Princess Vivian’s return to the social world should not be hindered!

“Then I will send the staff of the Imperial Merchant Guild to take a look.”

“Yes. Even if it’s Yunette’s fault… I need to know the problem and fix it.”

I barely squeezed out an answer, opening my dry mouth like I had swallowed sand.

And then, I inadvertently muttered, “I shouldn’t have started this in the first place…”

It was all ruined. I ruined it.

Because of the experience of seeing my mother die of lead poisoning, I didn’t want to see others suffer because of cosmetics…

If I did something… I just wanted to run a business that helped others with something I could do.

But I didn’t know this was going to happen.

‘If I had known this would happen, at least my mother and Princess Vivian shouldn’t have been involved…’

How much time had passed like that?

Suddenly, I noticed the gaze of the crown prince as he stood in front of me.

“Ah…”

He had been staring at my hand quietly for a while.

Following his gaze, I let out a low sigh. I tried to be calm in my own way.

It was only now that I realized that I had clenched my fists so hard that my fingernails were digging into my skin.

At that moment, I heard a sweet voice from above my head.

“Don’t worry too much, Director.”

“… I’m in charge of making cosmetics. If the product that caused the problem for Lady Fakira was indeed bought at Yunette, and if it was because of the product itself and not because of allergies… Then it is undoubtedly my fault.”

Even though something serious had happened, Crown Prince Enoch, who didn’t raise his voice once, was amazing.

Was it because he had more business experience than me?

No, it was just a matter of personality.

Even though there was now a scandal in the business he was involved in, he was still calm and compassionate towards the people around him.

‘How is that even possible?’

Maybe only people like that should do business.

Just when I was about to fall back into a mire, the voice of Crown Prince Enoch echoed softly.

“No, there may have been a problem with the merchant distribution.”

“The probability of that happening is…”

“Director.”

Yes, I was the director of Yunette.

“You don’t even know exactly what the incident was, but you’re blaming yourself.”

“…”

“The first thing we have to do is figure out why this happened.”

So…

“Of course, there is also a chance that the lady was mistaken in the first place. Even if it wasn’t her fault, the cosmetics business is still in its early days. There’s bound to be trial and error.”

“…”

“Even if a problem has been found, it’s a good thing that it’s been found now. Just reflect, apologize, and start again.”

I, who had been falsely accused of something that I didn’t do, branded as a villainess, and killed by my own father and brother… Only then did I realize that I was caught up in everything that happened before and became too extreme.

“Alright…”

Everyone would be criticized because of me, and everything would quickly crumble away.

Quitting everything in despair was also an act of avoiding the situation.

So…

“As His Highness said, we must do what we can now.”

Now was the time to stay alert.

***

First, we decided to determine the condition of the cosmetics that Lady Fakira had used.

“It came from Yunette.”

Yunette’s employees tried to have a meeting with the lady in question.

“Lady Fakira. Can you show us the limited-edition product that caused the eye disease?”

“Why… should I?”

And there was a fact that I had asked for.

Yunette was a business that collaborated with the Imperial Merchant Guild.

Since I had borrowed the imperial family’s status, it would be troublesome if there was a misunderstanding that I was trying to shut her mouth.

“If the ingredients of the cosmetics have changed during the distribution process or if the staff has harmed you by choosing the wrong cosmetics… We are here to rectify it.”

“If it’s our fault, we’ll pay for the treatment, as well as compensate you appropriately.”