Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 240

Chapter 240: Acting Cute

At the event hall, all the guests were enjoying the event, even after the interruption.

"I told you she could handle it," Silvia said.

Victor frowned. "Don’t act like you know her."

"Maybe I do," Silvia teased with a smile.

"Then you are mistaken," Victor retorted, ready to move away while Silvia didn’t stop him.

Standing by his side, she could feel his anger when Faye was insulting Natalie, but he had masked it well behind his calm expressions, as the skilled actor he was.

Mia’s parents came to them and couldn’t help but praise them.

Mia’s mother immediately hugged Natalie and said, "I am sorry. I almost doubted you today for the first time."

Seeing the sad face of a woman who had always treated her well, despite what others said, Natalie replied, "It’s alright, Aunty. That Faye is to blame."

"My mother is so innocent to fall for swindlers like Faye," Mia said and looked at her mother. "It’s alright."

"You two did well today," Mia’s father said to both of them and then looked at his daughter. "I had been worried about how you would fight against these crafty business types who would try to pull you down, but it seems like I don’t have to worry anymore."

Mia smiled. "Thank you, Dad."

Morris patted his sister’s head. "I can truly be worry-free now," he said, looking at Natalie. "Together, you two are amazing. I am sure soon this business world will have two strong women rising."

Both of them thanked him for his generous praise.

Many guests personally came to Mia’s parents and praised them for having children like Morris and Mia. Everyone was already aware of Morris’s capabilities, but seeing Mia today made them all recognize her own strengths.

As they busied themselves with the guests, someone finally asked, "Ms. Natalie, why did that woman, Faye, say the perfume for men and women is the same, while we could clearly smell it’s totally different?"

"When I was making the perfume, you must have noticed that I filled the same perfume into both bottles," Natalie said, to which others nodded.

"Though the perfume was made the same, before filling the bottles, I added two different chemicals to them, which are transparent and odorless. These chemicals made the perfumes different for both genders, but when it’s still in the bottle, it smells the same because the added chemical is odorless. So, what must make those perfumes change their smell?" Natalie asked.

Ms. Taylor smiled as she understood already, while Natalie explained, "The particular chemical in a men’s bottle or women’s bottle has the ability to change the perfume’s odor once applied to the skin. It blends with the unique, subtle scent your own pheromones carry and makes that unique scent more prominent. That’s why, when you all were going to test the perfume, I asked you to use it on your skin."

"No wonder I liked the scent immediately and found it so unique," one guest commented.

Everyone was delighted to hear the explanation. Each guest was gifted a set of perfume bottles as a thank-you gesture.

Ms. Taylor and Mrs. Summer approached Natalie.

"I will, but probably in a week," Natalie replied. _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}

Cristina smiled and said, "Don’t worry, I know that’s not my son."

"What if it was?" Ms. Taylor asked.

"Didn’t you hear she is married? Don’t embarrass the poor girl," Cristina warned playfully. "And stop showing your teeth already, or your image of being strict and cold, which you’ve maintained for so many years, will crumble to pieces."

Ms. Taylor stopped smiling. "You’re right."

The event was a success, and what happened during it only added to its immense popularity. Victor and Silvia’s fans were already supporting it, but after watching Natalie skillfully make perfumes and tackle the one who tried to scam her, many people suddenly started to respect her, and some even became fans of the scandal queen Natalie.

Once all the guests had left, Natalie and Mia remained. Natalie slumped into a soft chair, giving her back a much-needed break.

"Are you alright?" Victor asked, seeing her looking tired.

Seeing Natalie adjust a cushion behind her back and groaning a little, she said, "I’m alright, but I’ll feel better if you complete today’s shoot on time and don’t keep those poor people waiting."

Victor sighed and was about to say something, but Natalie continued, "Just listen to me today. The shoot is important."

Though unwilling, Victor left, frowning at her stubbornness.

Once he left, Mia asked her, "Is Mr. Harper that aggressive in bed that he broke your back?"