Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted Chapter 1582 [Eleven Jewell]
Maggie walked over to where Stella was sitting and placed several sample pieces on the desk before saying softly, “Ms. Hall, the top row here are the
samples of our new product for this month, and the two below are from the batch two weeks ago. Please have a look.”
Stella grabbed her jeweler’s loupe and examined the items on the table. Then,
she frowned and asked, “Why are there so many cracks on these pieces?”
Maggie pursed her lips and said, “All the items made from the latest batch of raw materials have the same issue. A customer is coming this afternoon to pick
up her order, but I had to make up an excuse to postpone it. We can’t give our customers products as such. They’re all experts and can easily tell how bad the
quality these are.”
Maggie paused briefly before being more straightforward,” Ms. Hall, I understand that business might be tough lately due to the rising raw material
and labor costs, but we can’t compromise on quality. That is what jewelry enthusiasts care about the most. We can’t cut corners just to lower our cost.”
Stella was speechless.
“Did you think that I ordered lower-quality materials to save money?”
Maggie was taken aback, “It wasn’t you?”
Stella massaged her temples. “The cost of raw materials has never been cheap,
and I would never order bad quality materials just to save money.” She lifted her gaze and continued, “When did you notice these materials had issues? If
“Yesterday. One of our customers wanted to check the progress of her order, so I went to fetch the items and found out that half of the materials we had were
subpar.” After a brief pause, Maggie lowered her voice and added, “I thought it was because you wanted to save money.”
Stella replied in a deep tone, “It wasn’t me, but I have an idea who might’ve done this.”
Stella thought it would take some time before that person took action, but it seemed he could not wait any longer.
Then, she lifted her gaze and asked, “Is there anyone in the company whom you have a good relationship with and can be trusted?”
“The assistant manager and Shirley from the logistics department.”
“Don’t let anyone know about this; please make a dinner reservation tonight. I want to have a chat with them.”
“Sure.”
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