Chapter 119

“Sheary, wait, are you really starting your own business?”

“I’m just a partner,” Shermaine said. In reality, she had developed not only an acne cream, but also a spot-fading cream and a whitening mask.

Last night, she handed the samples to Lily, instructing her to prepare the quality inspection reports and file for product registration. After that, they could purchase a factory to manufacture and sell the products independently.

Honestly, as a partner who personally developed the products, she bet there was no one in this world more impressive than her.

Moreover, this acne cream was bound to be a hit!

There was no acne product on the market that could clear up pimples overnight. If something like that ever hit the shelves, people would be lining up to buy it.

Shermaine added, “If you guys want, I’ll give each of you a complete set when the products launch.” Of course, this offer was limited to her classmates.

If students from other classes also wanted to make a purchase, they would have to buy it themselves. But the price was quite affordable.

“That’s so awesome!” the classmates exclaimed excitedly.

“Thanks, Sheary!”

“Long live Sheary!”

After receiving the samples last night, Lily acted swiftly. First thing in the morning, she rushed to complete the product quality inspection. By afternoon, she already had the certification in hand, and the registration was already searchable online.

Sure enough, ever since she gained some fame by sticking with Shermaine at that engagement party, everything in Basterel had gone remarkably smoothly for her.

She was more than happy to pull a few strings whenever the chance arose. Lily certainly didn’t mind making the most of her connections.

Shermaine had not only developed the products herself, but also handled all the packaging and design. She could have easily outsourced production to other companies. Now, the only thing left was to acquire a fully operational cosmetics factory with an established production line.

Today, she toured several factories whose owners were looking to sell. By the afternoon, she finally found one that checked all her boxes—the technical staff and the factory’s hygiene standards were exactly what she wanted. After reporting to Shermaine, Shermaine arranged for a lawyer to review the contract.

Only after the lawyer confirmed the contract was sound did Lily sign it, officially acquiring the factory for one million dollars.

Everything was falling into place.

When the monthly exam results were released, Shermaine unsurprisingly topped the grade rankings.

As she predicted, Summer’s scores skyrocketed in this monthly exam. She leapt from the bottom 200s straight into the top 500.

And it wasn’t just her; the entire class made quantum leaps in their performance. As for Leslie, he fell out of the top three, landing in fifth place.

Christmas came around quickly. Joshua took Shermaine to Mount Eccles, the most famous ski resort in town, expecting a perfect date for just the two of them.

But to his dismay, as soon as their car pulled into the parking lot and they stepped out, he saw Roy and Henry standing there, clearly having waited for them.

As soon as Roy spotted Shermaine, he rushed over, fawning like an eager puppy. “Milady! I haven’t seen you in days. I’ve missed you so much it feels like an eternity!” he exclaimed with a dramatic pout.

Shermaine chuckled softly.

Then, Roy pulled an apple from his pocket with a grin. “Milady, this is a Christmas apple for you. May it bring you good luck! Merry Christmas!”

Shermaine accepted it. “Thank you.”

She then pulled out a piece of candy. “Here’s something in return.”

“Oh!” Roy’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

Roy took the candy and vowed to himself, ‘No way am I ever eating this. I’m keeping it as my most prized possession!’

Joshua’s eyes darkened with gloom.

Henry grinned and teased, “Hey, Joshua, what a surprise seeing us here, huh?”

Joshua gave them a silent look. “What are you two doing here?”

Henry teased, “We asked Bradley about your schedule today. He told us you were bringing Shermaine here to ski. Since we haven’t hit the slopes in ages, we decided to tag along.”

Joshua pressed his lips together.

‘Well, there goes Bradley’s year-end bonus. He’s not getting a cent,’ Joshua thought.

With things as they were, their planned date for two had unwillingly turned into a party of four.

Little did Joshua expect that while Henry and Roy tagging along was bad enough, even Kingston would show up at the ski resort. Now, coming face to face, Joshua had no intention of greeting him, but Kingston was already smiling. “What a coincidence, Mr. York,” he said.