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After dinner, Nicole knocked on Ninaâs door.
The girl opened her door, and Nicole entered the room. âNina, why didnât you want to eat your dinner?â
âI wasnât hungry.â
âNina, do you hate your daddy?â Nicole asked directly.
âMommy, Daddy is known as the reaper. Itâs rumored that heâs ruthless in the corporate world. Why can he do anything he wants, but I canât?â
âNina, before your daddy does anything ruthless, he knows what can be done and what canât be done. He can be brutal with the evil ones, but heâll never exploit the consumers and the rest of the people.â
Nicole paused before continuing, âOn the other hand, youâre doing the complete opposite. You heed the words of the evil, and you exploit your consumers. Youâre digging your own grave, do you know that? Nina, this is a serious issue about morals. Do you understand what I mean?â
The girl sat transfixed for a moment before she nodded.
At the start, she had rejected the idea of putting on an act. However, her wish to become successful was stronger than her conscience that told her to do the right thing. That was why she had crossed the moral line.
âIâll be more mindful of it in the future, Mommy.â
âThatâs good Nina, Daddy says heâll hire a teacher whoâs well-versed in skincare products. Do you want to learn more about it?â
âYes.â
âOkay. You go and apologize to your daddy later, and this will be over, okay?â
Nina hesitated. She did not want to apologize to her father.
âMommy, Iâve done the wrong thing, and Daddy has already punished me for it. Iâm scared Iâll never have the chance to have another press conference. I donât feel good when I see him. I donât want to see him.â
âNina, you will have more chances to launch your products in the future. Your daddy has done a lot to clean up the mess and look for a better teacher for you. You shouldnât say such things about him. He does care a lot about you.â
âBut he wants me to come up with a product that can make peopleâs eyes bigger and turn raisins into grapes before he will let me have another press conference. I donât think I can ever come up with something as miraculous as that.â
Right then, Maya stepped into the room. She snorted, âNina, Daddy didnât come up with that; you did. If you know you canât come up with that, why did you promise the customers that your product can do that? Thatâs why Daddyâs not in the wrong. You are.â
Nina stared at her sister in silence. Maya really doesnât have a brain-to-mouth filter. Canât you say something Iâd rather hear? How annoying.
âNina, your daddy only said that because he was very angry. When the time is right, Iâm sure heâll let you have another press conference,â Nicole explained.
âYou think so?â
âYes. Mommy promises you. Your daddy wishes all of you to become successful more than anyone else. He wants you and all your siblings to be happy and at your best.â
âThatâs right, Nina. Daddy loves you. If Juan and Kyle did something like this, heâd definitely smack them. Daddy couldnât bear to lay a finger on you. Thatâs why I think you should apologize to Daddy. Be a little nicer, and Daddy will surely forgive you.â
After similar remarks from Maya and Nicole, Nina carefully mulled over their words. Realizing that acknowledging her mistake was the first step, she turned to head to her fatherâs study room.
After knocking on the door a few times, she entered. Standing in front of her fatherâs table, she uttered softly, âDaddy.â
Evan raised his head to look at her. Solemnly, he inquired, âHave you realized your mistake?â
Nina pouted. âI have. I wonât do anything unethical like this anymore.â
âNina, your peers will influence you. Donât come into contact with those who taught you these bad things in the future.â
âI understand, Daddy.â
âJohn called me earlier. He told me that he has found a teacher whoâs knowledgeable in cosmetics ingredients. Pay attention to your teacherâs lessons. Iâll take you to meet your teacher tomorrow.â
âGot it, Daddy.â
âRest now. Donât make your mommy worry about you this much next time. She doesnât have the best of health.â