Chapter 1319


    “Hey judges, I reckon Miles might have used some low–grade makeup on the model, possibly with


    excessive mercury content, causing an allergic reaction on her face. I suggest a thorough


    investigation.”


    At this, the judges turned serious instantly, gesturing to the staff nearby who promptly headed


    onstage and straight into Miles‘ makeup room.


    Chloe then stepped up to the stage and asked, “How long will it take to inspect these cosmetics?


    Do we wait here ore back for the results?”


    “Given the variety of makeup items Miles used, it’ll take a while to check each one. I’d suggest you


    guys head back and wait for the results. The earliest we’ll have something might be tomorrow


    morning.”


    Chloe smiled and said, “Great, that gives me plenty of time to find awyer!”


    At this, Jacob interrupted, “No need to take that long. We can just check the basic toner and lotion


    in Miles‘ makeup box. These products make direct contact with the skin. If there’s a problem, it


    should show up in these two items.”


    Chloe snorted, “Seems like the famous Mr. Jacob knows exactly what the problem is, even


    pinpointing it to excessive mercury.” Jacob’s face twitched. “Excessive mercury in cosmetics isn’t


    umon, Ms. Summers. Don’t read too much into it.” Ignoring Jacob, Chloe told the staff, “Follow


    Mr. Jacob’s suggestion. Check the toner and lotion and get us the results ASAP.”


    A few minutester, the staff ran tests on the toner, and lotion from Miles‘ makeup box. Soon, the


    results came in.


    “Neither the toner nor the lotion from Miles‘ makeup box contains excessive mercury.”


    Hearing this, Jacob’s smile froze, and he turned to the staff, “How is that possible? Are you sure


    you didn’t make a mistake?”


    The staff gave him a disgruntled look.


    Chloe looked at Jacob and said, “Mr. Jacob, what’s that disappointed look for? Seems like you were


    hoping for an excessive mercury finding.”


    Jacob paled, his gaze rested on Katie, brow furrowed. “It’s impossible… her facial reaction…”


    Katie, in Miles‘ arms, slowly lifted her head. Her wless face took Jacob by surprise. “What…


    how…”


    “I never mentioned any difort on my face, Mr. Jacob. I’m curious, you didn’t even see anything,


    why were you so sure that my face had an issue, and specifically, an issue of excessive mercury?”


    “We’ve found a product here with excessive mercury content, a thousand times over the limit!”


    The staff’s voice suddenly cut in, cold and furious.


    “Oh my god! That much mercury could ruin a model’s face!” Everyone gasped, unable to


    comprehend the data.


    Jacob was understandably confused by the sudden development. He turned to look, only to see the


    staff holding the toner he had just mentioned from Miles‘ makeup box.


    Jacob opened his mouth, sensing something was off, only to hear Chloe chuckling. “Mr. Jacob, you


    seem to have seen the future. You said there was excessive mercury in the toner, and vo, there it


    is. No wonder you were so certain, you must’ve been super confident!”


    Chloe’s words silenced everyone, making them think about what was going on. They pondered over


    Katie’s question, Chloe’s words, and Jacob’s past actions.


    “Why was Mr. Jacob so sure of facial poisoning when he hadn’t seen the model’s face?”


    “Miles‘ toner was just found to have excessive mercury!”


    “But the model’s face wasn’t poisoned, and the toner Miles actually used didn’t have excessive


    mercury.”


    “I prepared two makeup boxes!”


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    Just as everyone was trying to wrap their heads around the issue, Miles suddenly spoke up. His


    words made Jacob’s face turn pale!


    Everyone seemed to be slowly understanding, looking at Jacob in disbelief.


    “Could it be…?”


    “But he was so sure of the model’s face having mercury poisoning…”


    “There’s only one possibility. He knew in advance that Miles would use those contaminated


    cosmetics, so he was sure the model’s face was poisoned. He just didn’t expect Miles to prepare


    two makeup boxes.”


    Miles chuckled bitterly. “Jacob, you would do anything to win today, wouldn’t you? Not only did you


    cause a car ident to hurt my model, but you also poisoned my makeup! Over a thousand times


    the limit of mercury, have you thought about the consequences if I had actually used it on


    someone’s skin?!


    “How scared of me are you? You can’tpete fairly with your own skills, and resort to such


    underhanded tactics against me?!


    “If it weren’t for Ms. Summers reminding me to prepare a second makeup box yesterday, I might’ve


    fallen for your trick today. Jacob, did you win your previous two championships this way?”


    Jacob’s temples throbbed, his cold gaze instinctivelynded on Chloe. It was this woman who


    reminded Miles to prepare another makeup box? This damned


    woman!


    He should’ve targeted Chloe in the car ident a few days ago! All his ns failed because of her!


    Seeing Jacob’s gaze, Chloe smiled. “Please don’t stare at me like that, Mr. Jacob. You’re willing to


    do anything to win, even risking others‘ lives, let alone tampering with someone’s makeup. I wasn’t


    sure if you would actually do this, but it was necessary for Miles to be alert and prepared. Not


    everything you do will seed, but we won’t just sit around and wait to be victimized. It’s clear now


    that our precautions were justified.”


    Was Chloe smart? Yes. Well, not entirely, because what she thought of, anyone could have thought


    of. She just thought of it sooner than others and took action in


    advance.


    This was where many people fell behind. And she, always seemed to have the upper hand at this


    point.


    Jacob quietly observed Chloe, feeling that the woman in front of him didn’t seem all that scary, yet


    somehow, she managed to give off a vibe that sent chills down


    his spine.