Chapter 571

But in Anastasia’s case, Lauren was certain it was all a fabrication. She had made a fatal mistake. Did she really think she could fool a room full of seasoned experts? The moment she opened her mouth, she would be exposed and utterly humiliated.
Lauren smirked, eagerly awaiting Anastasia’s downfall.
However, things did not unfold as she had imagined.
In Lauren’s mind, Anastasia would stumble after a few sentences, her lies unraveling as everyone realized she was talking nonsense.
Instead, once Anastasia began, she never stopped.
Her words flowed seamlessly, her arguments were logical, and her presentation wasn’t a placeholder-it was filled with real experimental data and results.
Lauren’s expression slowly froze, her eyes widening in disbelief. She wasn’t a fool; she could understand the science. But at that moment, she wished she couldn’t, because she realized with dawning horror that Anastasia wasn’t making any of it up.
If she could understand it, so could everyone else. At some point, the whispers in the audience had ceased. Everyone was now staring at the young woman on stage, their expressions a mixture of shock and excitement. Some were even frantically taking notes.
Twenty minutes later, Anastasia concluded her presentation.
The hall was utterly silent.
She stood poised and confident, a flawless, gentle smile playing on her lips. “That concludes my presentation. I won’t take up any more time from the next speaker. If anyone has any questions, I’d be happy to discuss them with you after the
session.” ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ
With that, she turned to leave the stage under the watchful eyes of the entire assembly.
It was only then that the audience snapped out of their trance. In an instant, the room erupted in thunderous applause.
Anastasia glanced at the crowd and then paused. Her sharp gaze zeroed in on Calvin, and her clear, cold voice echoed through the hall.
“Mr. Calvin, I don’t know who put you up to this today, but since you’re here, let me make two things perfectly clear.”
“First, whether your hair growth serum was a legitimate transaction or stolen en by Unison Pharma is something we both know the truth about Anyone with the will to a investigate can easily find out. Do
you take everyone here for a fool?”
“Second, you think I was slandering you when I called your serum ‘garbage’? I will be sending your research to an independent lab for testing. Then everyone will know whether I was lying or telling the truth!”
Calvin’s face turned deathly pale. The theft accusation was a lie; it wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny. As Anastasia’s claim that his serum was flawed… he had initially dismissed it as a bluff but after hearing her presentation, he wasn’t so sure. Was it possible that the formula he had worked so hard on was genuinely dangerous?
But more terrifying than that was the realization that after today’s fiasco, he would
be blacklisted from the industry. He was finished.
The rest of the audience now stood
firmly with Anastasia, glaring at Calvin with contempt. This was Anastasia Sterling, a woman who could develop a groundbreaking treatment in a week Why on eart would she be interested in his
shoddy hair serum?
And, as Ms. Sterling had implied, if Calvin had been put up to this, who was behind it?
Instinctively, dozens of suspicious gazes drifted toward Lauren.
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