Chapter 235: What Tricks Have You Played?
Faye was wearing a short-sleeved, knee-length one-piece dress. She only had to remove the accessories on her hands, fix her hair, and put on gloves. She started creating a perfume as per the formula she had revised in her mind. If Natalie had prepared the perfume without even looking at the formula, she had to do the same, or people would doubt how she didn’t remember her own formula.
I am smart enough to remember that formula, or things would have ended badly for me, Faye thought. Who knew Natalie would ask me to prepare a perfume in front of everyone? She must have thought I might not remember. She truly underestimates me. Such and Idiot.
Though Faye also acted like a professional perfumer while creating the perfume in front of everyone, it didn’t have the same effect as Natalie. Faye clearly lacked the grace, confidence, and remarkable skills that Natalie possessed.
When others watched Natalie, it was as if she had been crafted to create perfumes and had mastered the art for a long time.
Even Ms. Taylor, the renowned perfume maker, was amazed by the way Natalie worked, while she was not that impressed with Faye. However, this was not going to affect the judgment she would make—she would remain fair in her decision.
Soon, Faye finished preparing the perfume and remembered that Natalie had filled it into two bottles. She did the same and labeled the bottles: one for a man and another for a woman.
In her rush and overconfidence—thinking that if Natalie had made it the same, she didn’t need to check—Faye forgot to smell the perfume. With utter confidence, she presented the bottles to the judges.
As usual, Steve allowed the two women, Ms. Taylor and Mrs. Summers, to test the perfume first and waited for his turn.
The moment the two women smelled it, Mrs. Summers coughed with a distorted expression, while Ms. Taylor’s face turned angry, displaying clear disgust at what Faye had made.