A Beauty With Multiple Masks
“They have to shut down now that people have died, right? Somebody has to stop their operation
immediately to prevent further casualties.”
“It’s hard to imagine that a trashy coffee shop like Soir Coffee is affiliated with the well-respected
Nightshire Group. Vinson Nightshire probably only cares about making more money now, huh?”
At that point, Wendy could no longer remain quiet, so she sprang up and reproached her classmates.
“You people have no idea what you’re talking about! Vinson Nightshire is nothing like that. I know there
has to be more than what the media is telling us.”
Shocked by Wendy’s sudden reaction, her classmates stared blankly at her and wondered what got into
her.
After a brief moment, one of the classmates broke the awkward silence. “What’s your problem? It’s not
like we’re gossiping about you. Who’s Vinson Nightsire to you anyway?”
“I’m simply telling you that you don’t know the man.”
With that, Wendy’s classmates burst out laughing before making fun of her. “And you do? I seem to
remember how the man brushed you off like you were nothing last time.”
“You shut your mouth now!” Wendy was so mad that veins popped up on her forehead.
However, the student who offended her did not back
down. “And what if I don’t? Are you going to make me? Everything I said was nothing but the truth.
Somebody did die after drinking coffee at Soir Coffee. If you don’t believe me, look it up on the internet.
Vinson Nightsire is going to deliver a public apology in an hour at a press conference. If you really do
know him, you should probably be there.”
As soon as she was done speaking, the student turned around and left the classroom.
Even though she never liked the stuck-up Wendy, she wondered if the snob was right and if there was
more to the Soir Coffee incident.
After taking a moment to calm herself down, Wendy took her phone out and started searching for news
regarding Soir Coffee.
As her classmates told her, the Soir Coffee incident was all over the internet. Hundreds of articles
covered the incident and the victims involved.
Almost every piece mentioned how customers of Soir Coffee suffered from various degrees of allergic
symptoms. One of the victims even died as a result, as her classmate said.
However, the news only mentioned that the victim was sent to the emergency room, not dead.
Seeing how the incident was covered by even the most prestigious media group, Wendy realized that
Soir Coffee was indeed in deep trouble.
Too troubled to stay for class then, Wendy sent Donovan a message to take leave and hurriedly made
her way to the Nightshire Manor.
At the manor, Susanne had just woken up after pulling an all-nighter playing Poker when a housekeeper
knocked on her bedroom door. “Mrs. Nightshire, Ms. Greene is asking for you. She said it’s about
something urgent.”
After checking the time, Susanne asked the housekeeper curiously, “Wendy? Shouldn’t she be at class
right now? Why is she back?”
“I’m not sure, ma’am, but she looks very anxious. It must be something important,” replied the
housekeeper on the other side of the door.
“Fine. Let me wash up first. I’ll be down in a minute.” With that, Susanne got out of bed and entered the
bathroom.
While she was brushing her teeth, Susanne could not help but remember how Wendy embarrassed her
at the freshman party. Luckily, that girl has good grades. She might just make me proud if she gets
accepted into Maxwell University in the future.
Susanne’s optimism helped bring a smile back onto her face as she made her way downstairs to see
Wendy.
The girl had been waiting in the living room for quite a while before she finally saw Susanne.
Before Susanne could say anything, Wendy rushed over to the woman. “Mrs. Nightshire, I know a great
physician in Horington, and I can get him to come over right away. We just need you to lend us your
helicopter.”
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