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Chapter 439: Favoritism on Both Sides

Julian was a rational man. He never jumped to conclusions based on hearsay, always relying on his own understanding of situations to make accurate judgments.

He had known NE for many years, enough to understand what kind of person he was. NE came from a privileged background, exuding the natural arrogance of someone born into wealth. Yet, he had never relied on his family's influence, preferring instead to focus on his own research. Over the years, NE had achieved remarkable success in the skincare and jewelry design industries.

His talents extended far beyond merely blending perfumes. In fact, many of the skincare products he developed were widely beloved. However, NE was solely interested in research and had little patience for marketing or promotion, believing such activities wasted his time and interfered with his work. As a result, his finished products were either auctioned off or sold with their operational rights transferred to others more adept at promotion.

NE was excellent in almost every way, except for one flaw: he could not tolerate anyone pointing out his shortcomings. Collaborating with him meant adhering strictly to his terms. Of course, everyone had their quirks, and his conditions weren't entirely unreasonable. For example, he insisted on naming his products himself, forbidding buyers from altering the names or modifying the formulas.

To most buyers, these requests weren't too demanding. After all, a finalized product had already undergone countless adjustments. Why bother making unnecessary changes that might ruin it? As for the names, most buyers were businesspeople who cared only about sales, not what the product was called. Packaging would prominently feature their brand logos anyway, making the product's series name irrelevant.

Julian understood all this, which was why he felt comfortable letting Aurora handle the negotiations directly. Although it was her first foray into the skincare industry, her prior experience made it unlikely she would make any major mistakes.

Given Aurora's personality, Julian doubted she would act as rudely as NE claimed- pointing fingers and yelling at him. Such a situation would only occur if Aurora herself was deeply provoked. So, what had caused both parties to become so angry?

Julian didn't blindly believe NE's one-sided version of events. Just because NE criticized Aurora didn't mean she was truly at fault. Within moments, Julian's mind raced, piecing the situation together.

his voice filled with fury. "This time, I didn't even make things difficult for her out of respect for you. I only made one simple request: that she use the spokesperson I specified. Do you think that's unreasonable? That clueless

Julian replied calmly. "But I'm curious- who is the spokesperson you want?" Despite everything, Julian continued to

everyone else speaks ill of her, you still stand by her. If

image perfectly match this perfume. There's no problem with using her. But Miss Montgomery stubbornly refused, even going so far as to insult me- claiming

personal feelings cloud her professional decisions. If the condition was genuinely advantageous, she wouldn't be foolish enough to offend NE. Aurora's insistence must have been

interests, Aurora couldn't afford to take risks by using Susan as the spokesperson. Setting aside her personal history with Susan, even if it were someone

wasn't just Aurora who would refuse; Julian himself wouldn't consider using someone like Susan to represent

of what happened with Susan recently?" Julian shifted the

has a few scandals these days. Some even leak their own stories to the press to gain attention. Susan is a queen of controversy-she could draw plenty of eyes to our perfume. I've been in this industry long enough to understand this simple truth. Do I need a little girl to

of Aurora was grating. At first, Julian refrained from taking sides, uncertain of the full story. But now that he understood the truth, he couldn't allow Aurora-his Little Bunny-to

too long. You don't understand the full story. Maybe in your eyes, these are just sensationalized

mean?" NE's

to other women, I might not have the right to speak. But Susan Simmons? I know her all too well. Three years ago, she schemed to get involved with Aurora's ex, sabotaging their relationship and causing their breakup. Even after Aurora and I got together, she didn't stop-she tried

her, she would've drowned.