The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 78.2

Chapter 78.2

Yunette’s response was excellent.

They took every action with the utmost respect and put it into practice only with the permission of Lady Fakira.

“You may suspect that we will replace it.”

“Of course I will.”

“We’ll do it right here. We’ll take a certain amount of product right here where you can see it, check its condition, and return it right away.”

Lady Fakira was notified of this in advance. She nodded obediently at the staff’s words.

And after receiving the container in question from her and checking the product…

The product was spoiled.

There was no need to examine it further, it could be seen just by looking at it. As soon as they opened the lid, it had a scent different from the normal product.

‘Why did this happen?’

Yes, cosmetics can go bad. But could she be badly hurt like that?

Even if it was summer, of course, I had that into consideration.

‘I paid close attention to the containers and the distribution of the products so that the cosmetics wouldn’t go bad, so why did this happen?’

It shouldn’t have happened if she stopped by Yunette and bought it herself.

The staff was kind enough to tell customers how to store cosmetics.

‘Did Lady Fakira not store it properly?’

Maybe that was why this happened…

‘But the customer storing it a bit incorrectly wouldn’t make the product go bad.’

The situation might be easily resolved here if it was concluded to be Lady Fakira’s fault.

She had left it in a place warm enough to allow the product to change.

And she herself had started the rumor that Yunette had made bad products.

‘If that happens, the public opinion will surely quiet down.’

But I didn’t want to do that, and I didn’t know if she had actually handled it like that.

I wanted to hear Lady Fakira’s story first.

I didn’t want to easily say that everything was the customer’s fault. If the company was at fault, it was right to fix it.

‘Did I make a mistake and make it a little different because it’s a limited edition?’

If it was Yunette’s fault, I was going to take responsibility.

I didn’t want to avoid it.

As I thought about it with that mindset, my attention suddenly turned to the cosmetic container I received from the customer.

A glass jar made by a craftsman.

“The container is different.”

I was the one who led this limited-edition collaboration with the craftsman.

As a mage craftsman, she was able to make glass in a broader direction than a normal craftsman.

It seemed that the glass bottles made like that could not be easily copied.

I tried to make an issue out of collaborating with a famous craftsman… so I didn’t produce a large quantity of this limited-edition product.

So…

“The limited-edition glass containers aren’t bent this crudely.”

Although I came with them, I couldn’t step forward myself. I lowered my voice and whispered to the staff in front of me.

“Ask her if she really bought it from Yunette.”

And hearing the staff’s question, Lady Fakira’s eyes started moving from side to side.

Then, in the end, she spoke the truth.

“Actually, I wasn’t the one who went to Yunette…”

“…”

I wanted to ask many things, but I couldn’t interfere with the interrogation.

Although we did come here together, I couldn’t step forward. I was afraid to be caught under this sloppy disguise.

I just instructed the staff on what kind of questions to ask her.

Was it convenient for the staff to actually ask questions to Lady Fakira?

Not at all.

‘I’m uncomfortable.’

I couldn’t ask questions right away, and I couldn’t react either. This was the inconvenient part about hiding my identity.

It was fine at first since I only talked to the crown prince most of the time.

It was uncomfortable to put the hood on, but… I could speak well with the crown prince, so it was still tolerable.

However, I couldn’t wear a hood when training the employees who would work at Yunette because I was afraid they would be suspicious.

And today too, since we came here to confirm the facts, I came in disguise because it would look weird to wear a hood. Wearing glasses and a wig, a different kind of makeup…

Even so, I was anxious because even though the employees wouldn’t be a problem because they had no business meeting the duke’s daughter, there was a high probability that the aristocrats would recognize me.

“…”

While I fell into thought for a moment, the noblewoman’s high-pitched voice brought me back to reality.

“But I couldn’t help but trust her. This limited edition was given to me by Lady Lilika Primrose!”

… Why was Lilika mentioned?

I was dazed by the unexpected name for a moment.