Chapter 61 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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Mirabella’s gaze fell on him, a curious look in her eyes. “Do you think only these two dishes were problematic?”

“Ms. Bennett, I don’t quite get what you’re saying. The employee seemed a bit flustered.

Mirabella spoke confidently: “Out of the thirteen dishes the canteen served for lunch, not one was made with fresh ingredients!”

Everyone’s eyes went wide upon hearing this.

Seriously?

All thirteen dishes weren’t fresh?

That’s freaking scary, wasn’t it?

‘Ms. Bennett, what about the sausages? They’ve got to be real, right? Or are they made of fake meat?” An employee started to worry.

Mirabella looked cool as a cucumber. “Ever heard of starch sausages? All sorts of flour are mixed together with some food additives, roasted meat essential oil, and some carrageenan. Mix it all up in a food processor, then squeeze out the shape, boil it, and voila! You got your ‘sausage‘.”

Some people ran out to the flower beds to barf.

“The proof is in the pudding, or rather, the not–cleaned food processor, still with some ‘meat‘ residue. You can have it tested.”

They were worried that the sausages might be made of fake meat, but as it turned out, there wasn’t any meat in them at all! Just a bunch of seasonings!

“And what about the fish soup you all had at lunch? Didn’t you notice something off about its color?” Mirabella’s gaze swept over everyone as she said, “Normal fish soup shouldn’t be this white; unless you add a spoonful of vegetable cream, then you can create a delicious fish soup.”

More people ran outside to throw up. They couldn’t believe that the canteen would do such a thing..

“I also found concentrated mutton soup powder in the kitchen. Do you know what that is? One spoonful, and even plain water will taste like mutton soup.

Another employee breathed a sigh of relief: “I didn’t have much of an appetite at lunch, so I just added a little extra tomato sauce to my pasta I didn’t eat much of anything else.”

“That tomato sauce you ate was also made with tomato essence.”

The employee went out to barf.

“What a joke!” Dave chuckled coldly with his arms folded. “Even if you found all these things, you still don’t have any evidence that the cooks actually used them to make lunch.”

Oscar chimed in, looking miffed, “Ms. Bennett, you can eat however you want, but watch what you say!“.

Dave was like a provoked tiger: “I was going to let it slide for the sake of family, but Ms. Bennett, you want to blame all this on me; now that everyone has a misunderstanding about our canteen, I’m going to call the police!”

“Sure.” Mirabella wasn’t scared at all, even saying, “Mr. Dave is getting old; if you’re not steady holding the phone, I can have Dean help you.”

Dave didn’t expect this young woman to be this tough. He sneered, “Ms. Bennett, think carefully. Once I call the police, your job won’t be safe either!”

“Do you want to call the police?” Mirabella didn’t have time to waste with him. “If you won’t, I will.”

“Dave, Ms. Bennett is young; she might be a bit hot–headed sometimes. Don’t take it to heart; think of it as doing me a favor.” Oscar tried to mediate: “Go bring the receipt of this morning’s food purchase to Ms. Bennett to prove we used fresh ingredients.”

“No need.” Mirabella didn’t accept his explanation and said directly, “I heard the supermarket where you guys buy your ingredients from is also owned by your relatives.”

Oscar immediately got upset. “Ms. Bennett, are you suggesting there’s some shady business going on between our families?”

“You said it, not me.”

“You.”

Mirabella gave Dean a look, and he immediately took out his phone, ready to dial 911.

“Stop.” Oscar immediately interrupted, “Call the cops now. Whether these foods have issues or not, once it starts a commotion, it’s our company’s reputation that suffers!” “Oh? So, what’s your take on handling this?” Mirabella looked at him with interest.

“As long as you apologize to Dave, we’ll pretend this never happened.”

Mirabella found it amusing. She gave Dean a nod, and he immediately dialed the police.

“You.” Oscar was furious. This girl was playing dirty!

Well, if she wanted to call the police, they’re not scared‘ Oscar knew some people in the police station; they could help!

That girl was too naive.

He took out his phone and sent a text.

After a while, a few police officers arrived; the lead officer was a stranger to Oscar. The officer listened to the story and ordered his men to take samples of the kitchen ingredients back for testing.

“Oh, by the way.” Mirabella hacked into the surveillance system and restored all the deleted footage. “I’ve sent all the surveillance from the past year to your official email.” “Ms. Bennett, we appreciate your help with this minor issue!” The leading officer, Joe, was very polite: “Rest assured, if the test results show their ingredients are sub–standard, we’ll handle it by the law!”

If they violated food safety laws, they could be fined, their license could be revoked, and in severe cases, they could go to jail.

Oscar had a bad feeling about this: “Bro, are you new here? I didn’t see Kevin West today.”

“You know him?” Captain Joe glanced at Oscar, sounding unimpressed. “He just got suspended today; you need him for something?”

“Oh, no.”

“Good. Someone reported him for accepting bribes. If you’re texting him for help now, you’re basically giving evidence to the police, and his charges would only get worse.” Hearing Captain Joe say this, Oscar’s heart sank. Damn, he just texted Kevin West for help, saying he had a situation to deal with and would reward him as usual. This was bad news.

Oscar was sweating bullets, as was Dave, who was continuously wiping off the sweat from his forehead. He never thought his years in the business world would end at the hands of a young girl.

A police officer came up to him and said, “Please come with us for an investigation.”

“Mr. Oscar, help me.” Dave looked at Oscar desperately, he couldn’t be taken by the police, or he would hardly get out of the police station!

“I got you; don’t worry.” Oscar lightly patted his back, whispering, “Don’t admit to anything; I’ll have a lawyer there for you soon.”

“You better hurry.” Dave was uneasy, fearing the worst.

“I know, relax.”

“Oh, by the way.” Mirabella suddenly said, “Dave owns seven or eight other restaurants.”

Dave tensed up. What was this girl up to? Did she think the situation wasn’t chaotic enough and want to add fuel to the fire?

“Dave always wears designer clothes and lives in luxury houses, but his account always shows that he’s barely getting by and can’t pay taxes; it’s hard to understand.”

Captain Joe understood immediately after hearing this: “Take him back for a thorough investigation!”

“Yes, sir!”

After Dave was taken away by the police, Mirabella raised an eyebrow, glanced at Oscar, and then headed for her office.

Many employees wanted to take leave to get a health check.

“Since this issue is the result of our company’s lack of oversight, tell the headquarters to give them an extra month’s salary so they can buy some stuff to replenish their nutrition.”

“Got it.” Dean immediately accepted the task.

Just then, Phillip sent her a message: “Bella, are you working? Tired? Hungry? I’ll have some food sent over for you.”

At the end of the message, he also sent á cute emoji.

“Thanks, grandpa, but I’m good.” Mirabella said, walking away, “I’m not really feeling hungry.”

“You should eat even if you’re not hungry, you’re too skinny. I’ll have the chef whip up something for you; I bet you’ll love it.“”

The chef said the young ladies these days were really into these fancy afternoon tea pastries.

Bella should like them too, right?

“No need; give it to Romeo.”

“He doesn’t need it; I didn’t prepare his portion!” Phillip answered without hesitation

On the other side.

Serena had been waiting in the conference roorn for two hours; the afternoon tea had already gotten cold.

She wanted to go see what Romeo was busy with but was afraid to interrupt his work.

Just as she was hesitating, the door to Romeo’s office opened, and she saw Romeo coming out!

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