All Chapters of The Poison Queen Strikes Back: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

A day before our graduation defense, Jenny Shaw, my roommate and the belle of the campus, suddenly started a live stream.As a popular influencer with over a million followers, her stream was instantly flooded with viewers.[Jenny, my diva! You're back! You've been gone for half a month!][Jenny is a scholar at Queenstown University. She must be busy preparing her graduation defense!]The next second, the comment section exploded.[OMG! What on earth happened to your face!]In the live stream, Jenny was on drips, lying in bed in the hospital. Her beautiful face was covered in horrifying blisters. More than half of them already ruptured, leaving a grotesque mess.Anyone who saw her in the middle of the night would have thought that they saw a ghost! I snickered silently, my fingers tapping rapidly across my thesis as lines of data filled the page.Jenny burst into tears upon her followers' anxious questions."Half a month ago, my face suddenly started itching and swelling. It

Chapter 2

[Pfft! She always looks like she's better than everyone else and is focused only on her studies. Who knew she was privately so jealous and malicious!]When Jenny's lackeys saw the other comments accusing me, they fanned the flames by saying how I usually liked to make things difficult for Jenny, not letting her stream in the room.It went on to the point where they started spreading rumors about me pining for Jenny's wealthy boyfriend. How I poisoned Jenny and disfigured her because I couldn't get him.I sneered.Ever since Jenny became an influencer, she was skipping classes and giving up on her education. Her live streams were so disruptive that I couldn't study or do my homework.Was I in any way wrong for just reminding her a couple of times?As for her brainless boyfriend, who only got into our school because his father was the chairman, how could I possibly fall for him?At that thought, I logged into my account and sent out a statement.[All of this has nothing to do wit

Chapter 3

Students all around me erupted in excitement, jumping to their feet and applauding.Satisfaction flickered in Jenny's eyes as she looked at me smugly and provocatively.Tony, who was by her side, went forward and called out to his father, Richard Jenson, the chairman of the university.He said to Richard, "Dad, of course, Eve Green should be punished. But because of her, Jenny can't even attend her graduation defense. Shouldn't she be compensated for it?"Looking at their exchanging of glances, I knew they planned this all in advance.Sure enough, Richard paused for two seconds before suggesting, "Why don't we exempt Jenny from the graduation defense altogether and directly recommend her for a postgraduate admission?"The people around him nodded at him ingratiatingly, their faces filled with flattery."We agree!"The students smiled too, claiming that justice might come late, but it will always arrive.Some already secretly took their phones out to live-stream the entire inci

Chapter 4

Suddenly, Jenny's eyes lit up as if she found a new excuse."I did think that the skincare product was rather off. But I'm just too simple-minded, and I didn't think much of it. Who would've known that you would place such dangerous experimental products in the dorm, even disguising them as luxury products? You were clearly trying to mislead me to take the wrong product, right?"This instantly gained sympathy from most of the people there. Some exclaimed and called me scheming and a terrifying monster.Especially our two other roommates, who were Jenny's lackeys. They stood up for Jenny fiercely."Yes! Jenny is just an innocent girl. She's not like you, who is so petty and vengeful!""Eve, instead of researching things that benefit people, you insist on creating toxic garbage to harm others. Are you trying to harm society?""Just because you were jealous of Jenny, you set her up and disfigured her. Who knows what you'll do one day if you're unhappy with another person? Would you

Chapter 5

When I saw them, I was instantly relieved.The students were completely baffled. None of them recognized these experts.However, the principal immediately went up to greet them affectionately."Professor Albert Walton, Professor Michael Chant, what brings you here?"The leader of the group, a tiny, skinny old man, was Albert Walton, also my grandfather's good friend.He glared at the principal before walking over to me quickly."Let her go at once! Eve's research is legitimate! I stake my reputation on it!"The police officers looked at each other, clearly baffled.The principal introduced the group of professors to everyone. They finally understood who they were.A long list of prestigious titles. Impeccable backgrounds. Countless research achievements.Any one of them alone would be enough to shock the room.And now, this entire group of professors surrounded me, personally acknowledging me as their protege.The police officers instantly relaxed."Dear esteemed professor

Chapter 6

The situation spun wildly out of control.The professors dedicated their entire lives to the sciences. They never experienced such a thing before.All of them were completely baffled.The people online were indeed quite efficient, too. In a few short minutes, they managed to find out my entire family's information.When they saw a subsidiary company under my father's company, which happened to be a self-founded skincare brand, everyone excitedly thought that they found the truth.[My god! This company was founded when Eve Green was just a freshman! They clearly must have poisoned their products!][Damn! How dare they market themselves as a trusted local brand? More like fraud!]Among the insults, some fans of the brand couldn't help but raise their concerns.[I've been using this brand for two years! My skin is still great. Could this be a misunderstanding?][Yes! All skin products have to go through strict testing. How could they sell something poisonous?][Don't listen to r

Chapter 7

The sheer professionalism and overwhelming presence instantly silenced everyone in the room.Steady, commanding footsteps echoed.A middle-aged man in a crisp police uniform, his shoulder insignia gleaming, stepped into view.The two police officers froze, then quickly snapped to attention.“Chief! We already requested backup. How did this bring you here personally?”The chief, John Donovan, gave a slight nod, calmly directing the armed police to separate and restrain the troublemakers.Then he stepped forward and firmly grasped my hand."I'm not here because of the protest. This is just a coincidence."This made the police officers even more confused."So, why are you here?"John smiled at me kindly."Eve Green, I'm here to award you the Honorary Citizen Medal, in recognition of your contributions to police officers, firefighters, and other public service personnel."Only then did I notice a small box and a red certificate holder in his hands.When he opened it, a gleamin

Chapter 8

I looked at my phone. Whether it be the live stream or the online comments, everything was completely reversed in an instant.[That brought tears to my eyes! Those heroes sacrificed so much! They deserve our respect!][Eve Green, we misunderstood you. Thank you!]A shrill voice cut through jarringly."Even if this is true, it doesn't erase the fact that Eve's family's company released toxic cosmetics to harm the public!"I looked at Jenny, whose face was twisted with obsession. I sighed. She completely lost it. Even at that point, she was still making her final, desperate struggle.Fine.I shall send her off with a final blow."Jenny, I knew right from the beginning that the compound I extracted was toxic. Meaning to say, it can only act on damaged skin tissue. It cannot be used on normal, healthy skin. Do you understand now?"So, how could I possibly use it on normal skincare products to harm others? I'm not mad enough to shoot myself in the foot.Jenny was completely stunne

Chapter 9

Jenny's gaze kept shifting. First, confusion, then hatred. In the end, all that was left was regret.She gritted her teeth.Her roommates panicked."Jenny, did you or did you not steal Eve's products? Tell the truth!""Yes, at this point, what is more important than our beautiful faces?"Jenny finally lost it and slumped onto a chair. Tears fell. This time, it was genuine remorse."I-It was me! I was the one who stole it!"Those words instantly ignited the crowd. The most furious were her die-hard fans."Jenny Shaw! So your persona of a rich and beautiful influencer was just an act? You have us all fooled!""You tramp! You instigated us to come and beat up Eve Green! You used us as pawns!"As the truth came to light, Jenny let out a sigh of relief. She crawled over to me, hugging my leg.She was sobbing hard, ignoring the yells of her fans."Eve, please hand me the antidote! You have to cure my face! As long as I get my looks back, I can continue taking ads and marry into a

Chapter 10

This time, everyone listened in silence. No one caused a scene.As I continued my professional presentation, expressions of realization slowly spread across every face.At last, they understood why I chose this research as my graduation thesis.After all, the compound I developed already underwent strict testing by a panel of top experts.And yet, there was always one concern in my mind.Once this skincare drug was revealed, especially after people saw that those once disfigured could regain their appearance, would not countless healthy individuals be tempted to use it just to become even more beautiful?"Ask yourselves. Even if I said that this product is toxic, will you believe me? Or will you give in to temptation to try it out?""What about those corrupted businesses? Would they secretly get some of the materials and sell the product to everyone?"Everyone online turned silent at my questions.[Eve is right. I wouldn't have listened to her. I would have bought it out and t

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