Chapter 298 What Arrogance

Chapter 298 What Arrogance

"Atractylodes, asarum..."

As Emily recited the herb names one by one.

Zola, who had been calm before, gradually grew more serious.

Because she realized that the herbs Emily was naming, including their dosages, were exactly the ingredients in her shop's signature product - the beauty and nourishing cream she had just used on Emily.

When Emily finished, Zola withdrew her hand, her expression becoming particularly grave and guarded.

"Ms. Johnson, tell me the truth - did you come here deliberately to cause trouble? Where did you get this formula?"

She suspected that Emily had somehow obtained her formula through some means.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Kaia finally noticed what was happening.

She quickly explained, "Zola, it's a misunderstanding, don't be nervous. Bringing Emily here today was my spur-of-the-moment decision. She had no idea, and she's never been here before, so how could she possibly know your formula already!"

Actually, after the competition, she hadn't even decided to bring Emily for a beauty treatment, so she absolutely believed Emily hadn't done anything like stealing the formula.

Hearing Kaia's words, Zola's brow relaxed slightly, but looking at Emily, her guard remained up.

Emily wasn't nervous. She sat up, smiled at Zola, and explained, "Zola, Kaia's telling the truth, you don't need to be nervous. I said your formula is quite good, but it's just quite good. I can make better formulas myself, so naturally I have no need to steal yours.

Also, you must be curious how I know the formula - it's because when you just used it on me, I could smell it."

Rather than dispelling Zola's doubts, this made her even more suspicious.

Zola smiled without warmth in her eyes, "Ms. Johnson, you're joking. That kind of ability requires serious skills."

But Kaia wasn't having it.

She felt that if Emily said it, it must be true.

Just like how Emily had said she could help win the competition earlier, and hadn't they easily won?

"Zola, you can doubt anyone else, but you absolutely cannot doubt Emily. If she says it, it's true."

Emily wasn't surprised that Zola didn't believe her.

But she might really have some talent in medicine, and in this area, she was absolutely confident.

Emily didn't even take her pulse. Just from the scent of her body earlier, she knew Zola's physical condition.

Emily directly stated Zola's recent symptoms: "Sometimes your heart suddenly races, accompanied by migraines, and intermittent tinnitus..."

This time, she was right again.

Zola couldn't help but believe her.

Especially since she had seen many doctors and taken lots of medicine for these symptoms without improvement. This condition was too torturous.

Now Emily had met her just once and listed everything, even more accurately and thoroughly than many doctors. She was already mostly convinced.

She even pinned her hopes on Emily, "You could tell this too? You didn't even take my pulse. Can you treat it?"

She looked at Emily with hopeful eyes.

Emily nodded, "But to properly diagnose your condition, I need to take your pulse for final confirmation. If it matches my guess, acupuncture combined with an herbal formula I'll give you can cure it, if you follow my instructions."

Hearing she could be cured, Zola got excited.

"Yes, yes. Whatever you need, just ask. You have no idea how much this condition has been torturing me. Oh right, about the partnership? Don't worry, we can sign the contract shortly."

Zola rarely lost her composure, and hadn't even looked at the beauty formula Emily mentioned.

In her excitement, she remembered they still had the final beauty treatment to finish.

Kaia thought that Emily being amazing made her look good too. As for the beauty treatment, they'd almost finished anyway, and missing one session wouldn't matter.

So she eagerly said, "No need. After washing your face, let's go to the lounge so we can treat you first, then discuss the partnership."

After speaking, Kaia glanced at Emily, feeling she'd been too hasty, "Emily, what do you think?"

Emily had no objection to Kaia's decision - it was exactly what she was thinking.

"That's perfect."

Emily didn't hold back her praise.

So Zola warmly invited them both to her private office lounge.

To get to the lounge, they had to walk through a corridor and turn a corner.

Just as they reached the corner, they heard arguing.

Or rather, one-sided scolding.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you? I already checked that Zola would be at the spa today, that's why I brought my friend. Don't tell me Zola looks down on me as a customer and is deliberately avoiding me?"

Someone immediately chimed in, "Do you know who Calista is? Or are you deliberately not notifying Zola? If Zola finds out you've offended Calista, you'll be in trouble!"

"I'm sorry, ladies, Zola is indeed here, but you came a bit late. Right now Zola really isn't available, we're not avoiding you honored guests. We have our most experienced staff member here - how about letting her do your treatment first?"

The staff member apologized carefully.

But she was met with relentless voices.

Zola looked at them apologetically, "Sorry, I need to handle something first."

But Kaia had already stepped forward, her voice angry, "What bad luck, running into Calista and Zoey again. Why are they everywhere, always bullying staff and acting so high and mighty!"

Kaia rushed in front of them, feeling indignant.

"Hey, can't you understand plain English? The staff already said Zola is busy, busy! I know why you won't let anyone else do your beauty treatment - people like you would look equally ugly no matter who did it."

Kaia stepped forward, pulled the staff member behind her protectively, and pointed at the two women while scolding them.

Zoey hadn't expected to run into Kaia here. Disgust flashed in her eyes, but she didn't immediately rush forward to offend anyone.

Being pointed at and scolded, especially by Kaia who she had just had a conflict with, and with Emily watching the show nearby, Calista couldn't hold back.

"Kaia, I was just thinking how I keep running into you everywhere - what bad luck. Also, I'm not looking for trouble with you, so stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. I'm looking for Zola..."

Calista's displeased gaze shot toward Zola, "Zola, didn't you say you weren't available? Now you're free? Or is Zola deliberately looking down on me?"

She deliberately used her status to pressure them.

Her eyes even swept over Emily with contempt.

Zola was usually quite polite to Calista because she was Otto's daughter.

Being polite didn't mean she was actually afraid of Calista.

Now that Calista was acting so high and mighty and pressuring her, though she had a smile in her eyes, it didn't reach them.

"Calista, you're joking. When business comes, if I'm available, naturally I wouldn't turn it away. But I'm only one person and can't be in two places at once. This time I really can't spare the time to personally serve you. Everyone says you're gentle and generous, so naturally you wouldn't hold this against me, right?"