Capítulo 1550: 1550. Being used without even realizing it
Giving Helen a massage with essential oils, she knows the brand of essential oils well, as she often uses it herself, and there shouldn’t be any problem.
But if something else is mixed in, that’s another story.
As she asked this question, her eyes were fixed on Shirley’s expression, trying to find any hint of guilt or fear on her face.
Yet Shirley continuously appeared calm and collected, she smiled and said:
“These essential oils were bought from the pharmacy, the largest one in the city center, named Grand Harmony.”
Grand Harmony is a well-known domestic chain pharmacy, offering a complete range of Chinese and Western medicine, health supplements, etc.
The essential oil itself has no issues; problems arise during the massage, when other substances are added.
She questioned Shirley earlier mainly to test her reaction to the query.
Only, Shirley’s reaction was too candid, without a hint of guilt.
If this is indeed an act, then Shirley’s psychological resilience is extraordinarily strong.
Elly Campbell is more inclined to believe that if the problem really stemmed from Shirley, she was likely being used without her knowing.
And the issue must lie with the essential oils.
It’s not that the essential oils themselves have problems, but rather someone tampered with them.
But who had the opportunity to approach Shirley, tamper with the oils, and ensure Shirley would use the tampered oils on Helen’s calves?
In this, if any link doesn’t cooperate, they can’t successfully poison Helen’s calves.
Elly Campbell, looking thoughtful, furrowed her brows; in the next moment, she heard Shirley say something that utterly shocked her.
“Initially, I didn’t know essential oils have distinctions, different oils for different areas, nobody at the pharmacy told me. If not for my son’s reminder, I would have nearly made a useless effort.”
With that, Shirley chuckled a bit proudly, “That’s why education is worthwhile, university students are different from us illiterates.”
Speaking of her son, the university student eligible for government-funded study abroad, Shirley was both happy and proud.
Elly Campbell’s eyes suddenly turned sharp upon hearing this.
After a brief moment, her expression returned to normal, looking at the unconcealed pride in Shirley’s eyes, her smile slightly faded:
“Really? I never heard about such nuances.”
Elly Campbell appeared very intrigued, Shirley, noticing this, openly shared what her son had told her.
Looking at the two bottles of essential oil Shirley handed her, Elly Campbell’s pupils constricted slightly.
“Mrs. Jones, my son says this essential oil is suitable for calves…”
Elly Campbell tightly gripped the essential oil bottle Shirley handed over, the warmth in her eyes growing increasingly cold.
“So, you use separate oils every time you apply them on Miss Summer?”
Shirley didn’t think much about Elly Campbell’s question and nodded truthfully.
“Since when did you start using two types of oils separately?”
Upon hearing Elly Campbell’s inquiry, Shirley’s face showed a hint of embarrassment, saying:
“For the first half year, I used them on Miss Summer simultaneously, later I gave her separate oils after listening to my son.”
She paused then, fearing Elly Campbell might accuse her of wasting the oils, she quickly clarified:
“However, my son also mentioned that using them combined is fine, just the effect isn’t as targeted.”