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Miles stepped forward to greet Mr. Russell, offering a handshake. “Mr. Russell, glad you could make it. I’m confident we’ll get a fair inspection report with you at the helm,” Miles said with a plastic smile.

Anderson cast a sideways glance at Skylar Stone, smiling slyly as he watched Miles and Mr. Russell exchange greetings amiably. He knew Skylar could not pull any last-minute tricks out of the bag, given the venue was crowded with reporters as well as his friendly relationship with Mr. Russell. Skylar would have to accept that he made a careless blunder.

The smug grins on Anderson and Miles’ faces did not go unnoticed by Skylar. Sensing his opportunity, he turned to Mr. Russell as well. “Mr. Russell, I was the one who made the phone call to your department. I have reason to believe the anti-blemish cream developed by Silverton Corporation contains unsafe ingredients and could lead to harmful side effects.”

“Hmm?” Mr. Russell looked slightly confused. “Another blemish cream?”

than theirs, so he’s stirring trouble at our press conference. I would’ve invited your team here even if Mr. Stone did not. I’m counting on you to clear our name, Mr.

Russell nodded solemnly before he turned to one of his associates. “Bring the equipment

another colleague, hurried out of

it up on the podium. Mr. Russell put on a pair of rubber gloves before picking up the anti-blemish cream jar provided by Miles. He opened it up, observing and sniffing the contents of the jar before placing the jar in the designated slot in the equipment. The machine

press reporters. “Here, look for a good angle to stream it!” Several members of the press quickly rushed onto the podium, pointing their cameras

I sold him the formula. The exact same one Yulia used. If Kareem Fashion passed the inspection yesterday, do you think our results will be any different from yours?” Anderson knew he was rattling Skylar and was relishing every moment of it, simply because

commotion on the podium,