Chapter 378

Aubree smirked coldly. “Don’t waste your tears now, or you might find you can’t cry when you really want to,” she said, her tone icy.

After saying that, Aubree led her group up onto the stage.

Quantavius sat quietly in the front corner, watching everything unfold. He wondered to himself, "What kind of trump card could she possibly have? Is she planning to dig into the backgrounds of those guys causing trouble? But everyone I hired actually used those products, so even if she investigates, I’m not worried."

He’d paid them all through off-the-books accounts, and he didn’t believe Aubree had any way to trace it back to him.

Quantavius’s gaze darkened as he ran through countless scenarios in his mind, but he was certain Aubree had no way to turn the tables.

Aubree ignored the stares and stepped into the spotlight. “Hello, everyone. I’m Aubree Miller, the Chairwoman of Bree Technology. Today, I’m here to address some of the recent controversies and clarify things on behalf of Bree Technology.”

As she spoke, photos started appearing on the big screen behind her.

After a few images had gone by, the reporters conducting interviews looked completely stunned, and the people in mourning clothes who had been putting on a show suddenly fell silent.

“Anyone here recognize these people?” Aubree asked.

Everyone found those people in the images familiar. Some of them were present at the press conference while crying very hard.

The images Aubree displayed were all of the same group who made trouble and hurt Birgitte at the entrance of Bree Technology on the very first day. Not only were there photos, but their medical records were also shown right alongside them.

“These people already had medical conditions, yet they’re accusing us of putting profit over human lives. Anyone care to explain that?” she asked.

Aubree faced the cameras with a calm, confident smile, completely unfazed.

The woman who’d been wailing the loudest–apparently the deceased’s sister–snatched a microphone from a nearby reporter. “Yeah, my brother was sick before, but he still could’ve recovered. It was only after he used the stuff from your platform that things got so bad there was no turning back!”

Aubree nodded. “Let me ask you something else–about how long did your brother use the stuff he got from our platform?”

“He stopped once he finished it, obviously,” the woman said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Aubree gave a slight smile. “Let me break it down for you. According to your brother’s account on our platform, he bought some of that supposedly problematic milk. Even if he drank one bottle a day, it would have taken him less than two months to finish it all.”

Everyone in the audience looked puzzled. They wondered what this statement could prove.

Aubree kept her smile as she played a video. “This is a compilation of interviews reporters did with the so-called victims after the GrabCheap incident. We also ran our own follow-up investigation on these people. Their situations are basically the same as this one. They all had existing health issues and were already under medical care before ever using those low-quality goods. Here are our platform records. As you can see, our data lines up with what these people have claimed. There’s simply no way we could have faked any of this.”

After she finished speaking, Aubree gave Birgitte a nod.

The screen switched to another image–test reports showing that those products had been found to contain excessive and unauthorized chemicals.

Birgitte led a medical expert in a white coat onto the stage.

This expert was well-known in the industry; at Aubree’s request, he was here to help clarify the situation.

“I stake my professional reputation on the authenticity of these test reports,” he said, his voice steady.

“See? I told you. Bree Technology is a shameless, heartless company. Even the expert you brought in admits there’s something wrong with what you’re selling!” the woman started wailing again, cursing as she cried.

The expert frowned slightly and looked over at her. “I said the test reports are genuine. I never said what you described could actually happen in real life.”

Everyone looked a bit stunned.

The expert explained. “I heard everything you just said. You claim your brother’s condition got worse after drinking two cases of milk."