Chapter 57
Chapter 57
Gisele hurriedly supported Angle and said, “Thank you for driving me here, Mr. Murray. Since Angle isn’t feeling well, I’m afraid I can’t invite you in for some tea. I’ll make it up to you another time. See you later!”
“Sounds good, I’ll be in touch then!” Bernard said as he bid farewell to her.
Gisele anxiously brought Angle back to the apartment. As she was about to perform acupuncture on her, Angie, whose body had been stiff with tension, suddenly relaxed.
Besides that, her goosebumps also subsided.
“You… Gisele was so taken aback that she couldn’t utter another word.
Angie would break out in goosebumps whenever she thought of Bernard. She shook her head and told Gisele, “I’m fine. Let’s just check out our online store first!”
As soon as she mentioned the store, both of them hurriedly walked toward the laptop.
“Sunshine Apothecary” was co–founded by Gisele and Angie before Gisele got married. Angie handled most of the day–to–day operations, while Gisele primarily supplied pre–made herbal sachets, incense, herbal tea, and other finished products as needed. They would also occasionally accept custom orders
as well.
They would offer personalized prescriptions for customers who required specialized treatment.
For instance, if a customer couldn’t handle the bitterness of herbal medicine, Gisele would refine the
herbal tablets into sugar–coated ones. These tablets, which retained their effectiveness, were well-
received by many customers.
At that moment, the screen showed the store’s backend which was hacked. The products were deliberately set at a ridiculously low price range by the hacker.
Gisele sat before the laptop and tried to undo the hack. However, she realized that her efforts were futile.
With no other options, Gisele took out another laptop. After that, she quickly typed away on the keyboard. In a short while, the screen went dark and displayed a string of codes.
Gisele scowled and fixed her gaze on the screen. She was only a novice in computer coding and didn’t have a particularly deep understanding of it.
As line after line of codes continued to pour in, Gisele kept a close eye on the laptop screen beside her.
She knew that the other party was manipulating their system remotely.
She knew that as long as she could disable the remote access and reset the store’s password, it would not be so easy for the other party to control it again.
After half an hour, Gisele finished typing the last line of code and took back control of the store from the other party. She was just about to file a complaint when the page suddenly refreshed and displayed the message, “This store has been closed.”
“What the hell?” Gisele said in a panic as she quickly logged into the store’s backend.
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It turned out they had been banned by the online shopping platform they’re on. They claimed that Gisele and Angie were engaged in fraudulent activities. Moreover, they had also frozen tens of thousands of dollars in their online store’s account.
Angle’s eyes immediately welled up with tears. She bent down and carefully examined the content on the screen. “They actually forcefully closed our store? What exactly are those people aiming for?”
They had been diligently running this store, and every month they would donate a third of their profits to nursing homes, orphanages, and other charitable organizations. The remaining two–thirds would be split evenly between the two of them. NôvelDrama.Org content.
Gisele, who was sitting tiredly on the chair, suddenly recalled what she had said in front of the stall in the afternoon. Had Dorian overheard her and deliberately shut down her store?
However, if that was indeed the case, then why did he not simply arrange for someone to shut it down. directly? Why did he allow her to believe that she still had a chance to fight back against the other party?
Gisele soon realized what was going on. Dorian was telling her that no matter how hard she tried, it would all be for naught if he so desired.
Gisele turned to Angle and said, “It’s all my fault, Angie. Our store was forcefully closed down because of
me.”
Angle was just about to console Gisele when her phone started to ring.
“I’ll answer the call first.”
Angie walked to the balcony to take the call. “Hey, Dad?”
Gisele’s face turned grim as she considered how to go about negotiating with Dorian. Since her online. store didn’t affect Sierra’s business in any way, why couldn’t she continue operating it?
While Gisele was lost in thought, Angie suddenly cried out, “Why should I? I’m not going! You can go by
yourself!”
After saying that, she angrily hurled her phone to the ground.
Hearing the loud thud of Angie’s phone hitting the floor, Gisele immediately came to her senses, stood up, and walked over. “What’s the matter, Angie?”