Upon arriving home, Nathan noticed that Queenie was watching the television, while Kylie was cooking.
Queenie lunged towards Nathan excitedly when she saw that he had returned home. "Papa, you're back!"
Nathan bent down and picked Queenie up before smiling and saying, "Yeah. Queenie, have you finished your homework yet?"
Queenie affirmed proudly, "Yeah!"
He then praised her affectionately, "Good girl!"
While Nathan was praising his daughter, he suddenly realized that Penny, Benson, and Leah were eyeing him suspiciously, so he asked in amusement, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Penny scoffed. "Nathan, are you hiding something from us?"
Nathan chuckled. "No, what makes you think so?"
Benson joined in on their conversation. "What happened to the Noblewoman Beauty franchise? How did you even manage to make them shut down their outlets in the South with just a single call?"
Leah added, "Yeah. Nathan, how did you do it? Are you hiding something from us?"
Nathan replied, "Actually, the Noblewoman Beauty brand's reputation is already terrible, to begin with, and a lot of people have lodged complaints against them. The 315 Consumer Rights Banquet was postponed to tonight for some special reasons. Everyone knows that consumers have been defending their rights fiercely lately, so most shady businesses are forced to do things the right way. Despite that, Noblewoman Beauty still continued their malpractices! That was why I'd asked my men to report them to the authorities, and that was why they'd gotten investigated and shut down."
As Nathan spoke, he picked up the television's remote control and turned to the news channel. Sure enough, the news was all talking about consumer rights!
In the South's news channel, a reporter stood outside Noblewoman Beauty's entrance and announced seriously, "We received police reports that the Noblewoman Beauty franchise has allegedly scammed their customers' money by asking them to top up their very expensive membership cards. Our law enforcement department received similar reports today, so we've decided to take initiative, shutting down all outlets of the Noblewoman Beauty franchise in the South as soon as possible...”
Penny finally believed what Nathan had told her when she saw the news.
On the other hand, Benson chuckled. "Nathan, you really were winging it back then. Who would've thought you'd be lucky, managing to shut that franchise down within ten minutes?"
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