Under Aurora''s persuasion, Julian finally agreed to continue working with Mira. However, the condition was that Aurora would apany him to Paris in seven days.


    The past two days of leisure felt like stolen time, and through this event, Aurora came to understand just how deeply Julian cared for her. It is often in moments of adversity that a person''s true feelings are revealed. Few would sacrifice such immense benefits for another.


    Once again, they parted ways at the airport. It was the same group of people, but the atmosphere was entirely different from ten days ago. Mira no longer dared to underestimate Aurora. She now had no illusions about interfering in their rtionship. This time, Mira waited quietly, allowing the two to say their goodbyes. Julian held Aurora until the veryst moment before their parting.


    "Don''t make me wait too long," Julian said, reluctantly letting her go.


    "I won''t." Aurora waved, her tone confident yet tender. A short separation was only for the sake of a better reunion.


    Aurora returned to her own busy life. Her new product was still under preparation, and she nned tounch it before the New Year. The seven days were also a window for her to craft jewelry for Candy.


    During this time, Kyle got in touch with her. Although Aurora was interested in business opportunities, Julian disliked her association with Kyle and preferred she kept her distance. Julian had sacrificed for her, so she felt she could reciprocate. Being together was all that mattered; other things were secondary.


    Thus, she decided to avoid Kyle entirely.


    Just when Aurora thought everything was running smoothly, disaster struck.


    "Miss Montgomery, there''s a huge problem! Reports are circting online iming that people have suffered severe skin damage after using our perfume. There are already ten cases, and they''ve flooded the reviews with negativements. You must check the inte right away!"


    Heather rushed into the office, her face pale with worry. Over the past two days, Aurora had been immersed in designing Candy''s jewelry, barely paying attention to the inte beyond the asional call or message to Julian.


    In the skincare and beauty industry, such incidents were apany''s worst nightmare.


    Seeing Heather''s panic, Aurora reassured her, "Don''t worry. Let me check the situation first."


    Heather nodded, still visibly shaken. This was her first time facing such a crisis, and the potential damage to thepany''s reputation terrified her.


    Aurora quickly opened herputer. Sure enough, the trending topics included words like "toxic" and "perfume."


    Clicking into the articles, she was greeted with images of disfigured, inmed skin. A lengthy blog post with thousands of shares detailed how someone had spent a significant amount of money on the perfume, only to experience severe skin damage after using it.


    The post demanded ountability from thepany and warned others not to purchase Young Love, iming their faces would meet the same fate.


    Within a single night, the topic shot to the top of trending searches. At first, it seemed like bots were fueling the conversation, but soon, curious bystanders joined in, amplifying the hysteria.


    Aurora scrolled through thements.


    "This perfume is trash. It''s more like poison!"


    "I''ve been saying all along-who would spend so much on a no-name brand? Serves those fools right."


    "Stick to established brands. I''ll never buy anything but NE''s First Love. It''s affordable and reliable."


    "I heard Young Love is just a knockoff of First Love. NE was supposed to coborate with Sun, but talks fell apart. I bet Sun''s boss sniffed First Love''s form and thenunched her own copy. What a shameless move!"


    "Disgusting. Boycott hical businesses!"


    "Clearly, they spent all their budget on shy ads instead of making a quality product. Just another gimmick to scam people."


    "Justice for the victims!"


    Aurora''s expression remained calm as she read the viciousments. She understood her product better than anyone-Young Love had undergone stringent testing and met all regtory standards.


    Allergies were always a possibility; even world-renowned brands couldn''t guarantee universalpatibility. However, the severity of the cases and the speed at which the usations spread were suspicious.


    Thements were too consistent, many of them identical, clearly the work of bots. Aurora''s experience told her someone was orchestrating this.


    "Miss Montgomery, what should we do? Our customer service lines are overwhelmed. Many customers are demanding refunds, including deposits. Some even insist wepensate them for used bottles!"


    The sudden onught of rumors had thrown thepany into chaos. Heather looked at Aurora, who was lightly tapping her fingers on the desk. Despite the turmoil, Aurora''s face was asposed as ever.


    Seeing Aurora''s calm demeanor, Heather''s previously frantic heart began to settle. As long as Aurora was here, everything felt manageable.


    "Heather, I need you to do three things for me," Aurora instructed coolly.


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    "First, send all the affected customers to the hospital. Whether or not their reactions were caused by our perfume, we need to ensure their well-being."


    "Miss Montgomery, are you saying their skin issues aren''t rted to our product?" "Think, Heather. Doesn''t this seem too coincidental? One or two cases could be normal, but ten at once, with no clear timeline? This reeks of maniption." Aurora''s analysis made Heather realize how suspicious the situation truly was. The timing and scale were too unnatural.


    "What are the other two tasks?"


    "Second, contact every media outlet and have all negative coverage removed. You can ask Rock for help on this." Aurora''s confidence stemmed from Julian''s extensive connections in new media. No matter how widespread the rumors, onemand from her could suppress them.


    "Understood, Miss Montgomery. And the third?"


    "Contact this private investigation agency." Aurora handed Heather a business card. "They have one day to find out who these ten women have been associating with and what they''ve been doing recently."


    Heather nced down at the card, marveling at Aurora''s foresight. Hiring private investigators so quickly-Aurora was always three steps ahead.


    "Yes, Miss Montgomery. I''ll get started immediately."


    Aurora stopped her before she could leave. "Bring me the profiles of those ten individuals first."