She Left, She Thrived, She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 64

“So it’s a high-end knockoff! What is this? Stealing trade secrets?”

“I knew it! The Hale Group has always made low-end products. How could they suddenly launch a serum with cell-level efficacy?”

“Veloria Beauty’s anti-aging serum has been on the market for six years, right? To so brazenly copy them is just shameless.”

“But these leaked manuscripts look like an inside job!”

“I’m an industry insider, and I heard Veloria Beauty is already preparing to sue the Hale Group for infringement.”

Overnight, as if hit by a coordinated smear campaign, the Hale Group’s new serum was boycotted across the internet.

The articles claimed that while the new serum boasted cell-level efficacy, it was actually a one-for-one copy of the formula for Veloria Beauty’s flagship product—their anti-aging serum.

The posts were accompanied by several photos that were clearly leaked from inside the company, showing Melanie’s handwritten notes and a comparison with the Veloria Beauty serum’s formula.

Online keyboard warriors were convinced it was a done deal: the Hale Group had copied Veloria Beauty’s product.

Since Veloria Beauty's formula was already patented, the Hale Group had just shot itself in the foot.

Evelyn sat in her office, scrolling through her phone.

On the surface, she looked calm and serene, but inside, she was ecstatic.

She hadn't expected that spending a few tens of thousands of dollars on a smear campaign and online trolls could create such a massive stir.

People online these days were so toxic and didn't bother to think for themselves. They just believed whatever they were told and jumped on the bandwagon to spew hate.

The truth never mattered; what mattered was the satisfaction of tearing something down.

Evelyn had always thought such people were stupid.

But now, she was grateful for their stupidity.

Because only by being stupid would they eagerly take the bait she’d dangled and let themselves be used by her.

Evelyn smugly put down her phone.

Right now, Dominic was in a meeting with the company's senior executives to discuss the public relations crisis.

As the person primarily responsible, Melanie naturally had to attend.

Evelyn hadn’t joined the commotion because she needed to keep a low profile at a time like this and completely distance herself from the new serum.

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