Chapter 513
Lifting a Rock Only to Drop It on Your Own Foot
Ruby Sterling had just been thoroughly disgusted by Hazel Lewis, and now that she had taken a spectacular fall, Ruby immediately started mocking her sarcastically.
She looked at Hazel Lewis and laughed. "This is absolutely hilarious. What do you call this? Trying to steal a chicken and losing the rice you used to lure it. Some people really do want to steal the spotlight, huh? Bet you didn't expect it to blow up in your face. Mrs. Monroe's allergic reaction just now was really serious. You should stop bringing out your fake junk to humiliate yourself!"
Hazel Lewis's face turned ugly when she heard Ruby Sterling's words, and her body swayed as if she might collapse.
The looks the guests all around kept throwing at her made her feel as though countless sharp arrows were piercing her body. She felt as if she were naked and being publicly tortured.
A pitiful expression appeared on her face as she stammered, "I'm sorry, I... I don't know why it turned out like this either. The designer in our department said these pieces were made of special materials. I never thought they would make Mrs. Monroe end up like this."
Ruby Sterling had no intention of letting her off and sneered, "Oh, so you didn't do it on purpose, and Mrs. Monroe still ended up with such a severe allergic reaction. If you had done it on purpose, wouldn't that have cost her her life?"
Hazel Lewis had nothing to say in response and could only lower her head and accept everyone's scorn.
Deep down, she hated that designer to death and decided that as soon as she got back, she would fire her immediately!
No, that still wouldn't be enough to vent her anger. That designer ought to compensate her for all of her losses!
When Daniel Lewis saw that Hazel Lewis had actually botched things, while he was furious at her for failing to live up to expectations, he could only step forward to smooth things over for her.
He strode over and scolded coldly, "Hazel, what exactly is going on with you? You don't know how to design, so those necklaces weren't designed by you, were they? Were you tricked by one of the designers under you? Is that what caused this misunderstanding? This was far too careless. You need to be more careful in the future!"
With those words, Daniel Lewis first gave Hazel Lewis a dressing-down, while also making it clear to everyone else that Hazel Lewis herself didn't know how to design and had been deceived by a designer, so even though that incident had happened, it had nothing to do with her.
The moment Hazel Lewis heard Daniel Lewis's words, she immediately understood.
With a face full of grievance, she tearfully complained, "Dad, I don't know what happened either. What I asked the designers to make for me was hypoallergenic jewelry. I never expected them to lie to me. I was too lax in my management. When I get back, I'll definitely deal with them properly."
"You've caused such a mess today, so why aren't you hurrying up and apologizing to Old Madam Sterling!" Daniel Lewis said, seizing the chance.
As long as Hazel Lewis obtained Old Madam Sterling's forgiveness, today's matter could be considered over.
Old Madam Sterling probably didn't want her banquet ruined either, so she certainly wouldn't keep pursuing the matter. If the host wasn't going to make an issue of it, the others would be even less likely to keep pressing.
After hearing Daniel Lewis's words, Hazel Lewis immediately walked toward Old Madam Sterling.
She said sincerely, "Old Madam, I'm very sorry. I just wanted to take this good opportunity to promote the Nia brand. I was also doing it to improve sales."
Old Madam Sterling was not going to pursue the matter, but she now thoroughly disliked Hazel Lewis.
She felt Hazel Lewis had far too many petty schemes and loved showing off. She was not the kind of granddaughter-in-law candidate she liked. At the very least, compared with the low-key Claire Bennett, she fell far short.
"All right, since you didn't do it on purpose, we'll leave it at that. But Mrs. Monroe's condition was so serious that you'll be responsible for all of her medical expenses when the time comes!"
How could Hazel Lewis dare refuse? She immediately nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
At this point, Hazel Lewis was in no position to keep trying to push herself forward.
She silently retreated to the back, trying her best to minimize her presence.