Chapter 543
Arielle instinctively turned in the direction Carter was pointing.
It was a skyscraper with the signage “Nightshire Group” on the top floor.
Suddenly, Arielle recalled Vinson’s text. He claimed he was busy at work and couldn’t return to the Southall residence immediately.
Her eyes twitched as she demanded, “What happened to Vinson?”
Carter exhaled. “I just found out about it, too. Vin told me to keep it a secret from you, but I came anyway—”
“Just tell me what happened to him. How can I be of help?” she urged.
Carter gestured for her to get into the car. “Come on. Let’s talk on the way there.”
“All right.” Without hesitation, Arielle nodded and hopped into Carter’s car.
Carter stepped on the gas and started explaining the entire incident. “You’re Soir Coffee’s ambassador, right? A customer ate something in the cafe and had a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. He’s receiving emergency treatment in the hospital now. His family came to the company and demanded Soir Coffee be shut down. It’s quite a serious matter, and everyone’s talking about it online. Many netizens are starting to boycott Soir Coffee.”
Arielle listened to everything carefully and thought over it. “It’s normal for a customer to have an allergic reaction. The company has to offer adequate compensation and settle the matter. Why did it escalate into something this big?”
“You’re right.” As the car stopped at a red light, Carter pulled out his phone and showed a few screenshots to her. “Take a look at this.”
Arielle glanced at the screenshots taken from a few online articles. A few reported that a few customers had food allergies after dining at Soir Coffee. Some articles even outright reported that the customers had suffered from food poisoning.
Food poisoning was way more serious than food allergies.
Finally, Arielle understood the severity of the situation.
Back when she was shooting the advertisement, she had heard Nightshire Group wanted to make Soir Coffee into a worldwide famous cafe. To achieve that, they had already invested an enormous sum of money and manpower.
If multiple food allergy and food poisoning cases popped up, the brand was doomed.
Arielle’s expression turned grim.
After a brief silence, she asked, “Did you check the food in the cafe? Was it a case of contradictory food
items?”
Contradictory food items would cause food poisoning.
Carter shook his head. “I’ve asked Vin about it. When the first case happened, he ran a thorough investigation. The coffee shop doesn’t use a lot of ingredients, so the results were out in less than a day. The ingredients were fine.”
“What about the customers? Could there be something wrong with their health?”
Carter shook his head once again. “The customers were all healthy young adults. This particular case is especially serious because the customer suffers from a blood disorder. He’s still in a critical condition now. The family members of the other affected customers are gathered at Nightshire Group’s entrance. Vin is figuring out a way to settle the matter in private. When you called me, I was right there. It was a chaotic scene.”
