586 Their Parents‘ Story
“The fastest way to rise quickly in the perfume industry is to take down the giant monopolizing the largest share of the market. The conglomerates certainly thought so and that’s exactly what they did. They used disgraceful tactics. They bribed insiders at a perfume company and secretly added allergenic ingredients into a formula for a new fragrance… The outcome was predictable, the couple’s perfume company plunged into crisis. Many customers filed lawsuits due to allergic reactions, and the company was hit with massive compensation claims. Naturally, that wrecked their cash flow…”
The man looked like he was sinking into a painful memory; his brow creased slightly, and the darkness in his eyes deepened.
“Everything collapsed like a row of dominoes–fast and brutal. Once the funding chain broke, the company deteriorated rapidly. The couple couldn’t bear the loss of their reputation or the crushing debt. In the end, they chose the most extreme solution, they took their own lives.”
Jean’s eyes widened slightly. As she listened to him speak, she began to suspect the truth.
“They left behind a young child… and ended their lives.” A shadow flickered across the man’s eyes. “Sounds stupid, doesn’t it? But they had truly hit a dead end, there was just no way out.”
“You’re talking about your parents, aren’t you?” Jean pressed her lips together and suddenly asked in a low voice.
The man’s gaze flickered; he didn’t respond right away.
Jean raised her brows. “And the conglomerate you’re talking about–don’t tell me it was the Ginger family?”
Still, the man stayed silent.
Jean turned toward Ludwig and lowered her voice. “You know more about this than I do. Did the Ginger family ever sabotage a perfume company?”
Ludwig thought for a moment, then also spoke in a hushed tone. “I think so? But actually… this didn’t have much to do with the Ginger family itself. What I mean is…. If I’m remembering right, the Ginger family had no real interest in the perfume business back then. It was Matheo who wanted to prove his talent–or maybe seize control of the family–that’s why he insisted on breaking into the industry. I think all of this might’ve been Matheo’s doing. It had nothing to do with the rest of the Ginger family.”
Matheo? Why is it always Matheo? That guy, why was he always digging these traps and dragging the rest of the Ginger family down with him? Jean felt like something was lodged in her chest; her whole body trembled with rage.
“Your guess makes a lot of sense.” Jean nodded, her fingers tightening into a fist. “If Matheo was the one who pushed into the perfume industry, yeah, this definitely seems like something he’d do. My mom and my brother would never stoop to this kind of thing.”
“You two aren’t scared at all, huh?” The man’s cold voice suddenly cut in. He looked over with a sharp, icy glare. “Chatting right in front of me like I’m not even here?”
Jean lifted her head at once and raised her voice. “I understand how you feel.”
The man looked slightly taken aback; his expression paused. “You do?”
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Jean nodded. “After going through something like that, of course, you’d want revenge. You’d want to spill blood for your parents. If the Ginger family really did do that to your parents, then… I think I understand your actions, at least a little. But that doesn’t mean I support such a bloody and brutal way of getting.
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Chapter 586 Their Parents‘ Story
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