Fade's expression turned cold as soon as he thought of this.
The group of middle- aged women noticed that Fade hadn't responded for a while. They eventually started to shout and even tried to push him.
Just as the obese woman was about to do so, Fade shot a cold stare towards her. "I'd like to see you try," Fade mocked.
She immediately stopped as soon as she met his gaze. She felt a chill down her spine and paused. Only when the person beside her nudged her did she return to her senses. She frowned and asked, "What are you trying to do?"
"I'm the one who should be asking that." Fade flatly replied. "Go on, tell me who's the one behind all of this?" Fade continued.
The group of middle-aged women couldn't help but freeze. Then, they immediately started denying, "What do you mean by this? No one sent us over. We're the families of the victims. We've come to you for an explanation. Are you trying to avoid your responsibility?"
"This pharmacy can't be trusted at all. They're denying the fact that the medicine they sell has harmed others. They're even claiming that someone has sent us here!" One of the women exclaimed.
"Don't buy anything from this pharmacy! If you die from taking their medicine, they won't even take the responsibility!"
The actions of the group of women were indeed disgraceful. Nevertheless, it was effective. Many stopped buying medicine from the pharmacy while some immediately left.
Fade knew that he couldn't allow things to go on. Otherwise, the pharmacy would gain a bad reputation right after its opening.
Fade's expression grew grim as he said, "You've all stated that your families have fallen ill after taking our medicine. Where are they now? I'll follow all of you to bring the sick to the hospital for a check-up."
"If it is really our fault, then well definitely take full responsibility. However, if it is not ours, then you've just publicly slandered us. In that case, I will make a police report," Fade continued.
Fade finished his words and stomped out of the pharmacy. "Where should we start? Let's go," Fade gestured.
At that moment, all of the women remained silent.
In truth, they had received money from others to defame the pharmacy. They had been lying through their teeth. Where would they go to find the 'family members who had fallen ill'?
Therefore, when faced with Fade's approach of problem solving, they were reluctant to leave.
Upon seeing their hesitation, Fade was even more certain that they had intentionally caused trouble. "Didn't all of you want to hold me accountable? Now that I'm willing to take responsibility, why aren't any of you moving?" Fade shouted in frustration.
All of them looked at each other in silence when being questioned. In the end, the obese woman took the lead and said, "We don't trust you. We don't want you to see our families."
"So? What do you all want?" Fade blandly replied.
The obese woman huffed. "We want you to take responsibility by apologizing and admitting to your mistakes. We also demand a refund!" The woman yelled.
Upon hearing this, Fade smiled. "We don't even know for sure if what you're saying is true. How unreasonable is it for me to apologize and give you a refund before knowing the truth?" Fade questioned.
As soon as Fade had said that, the customers who were reluctant to purchase the medicine couldn't help but doubt the validity of the women's claims.
The obese woman knew that she couldn't pull the ruse off for any longer. "No matter what, my husband had fallen ill after taking your medicine. You should take responsibility," she said as she tried to find an excuse.
There was an echo of agreement from the other group of women.
Fade could no longer be bothered to respond to her nonsense. With a wave of his hand, he said, "If you continue to cause trouble, I will call security."
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