Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 563

This event was just one of the Artea-Pacifica Quinston had planned.

If this incident escalated, it would undoubtedly alert the headquarters.

The relentless netizens wouldn't care who the primary planner was; they would flood the brand's official Facebook account with complaints regardless.

Whether Gilbert could keep his job was uncertain, but he might have to bear some of the financial burden for this incident.

The most pressing matter now was to start the event quickly and then offer a sincere apology on-site.

As long as the attending fans didn't have too many complaints, everything would be easier to manage.

So, Gilbert turned to Polly and pleaded, "Polly, please, can you help me out here? Do you want to ruin our relationship? I've already promised that all our staff will fully cooperate with the police investigation. What more do you want?"

He continued, "Besides, if this event is ruined and the truth hasn't come out yet, the first thing netizens will think is that you're the one who stole the necklace. Polly, you need to think carefully!"

Polly had been wavering.

But Zelena's words had completely severed any goodwill between her and the brand, putting them at odds.

Polly also had her company to consider, so what choice did she have?

She could only compromise.

"I'm not trying to make things difficult. If that's the case, let's start the event," she conceded.

"Officer, thank you for coming today. I'll continue to follow up on this matter, and I appreciate your efforts."

The police, focused on their duty, didn't mind the inconvenience.

They made a brief record of the people on-site and then went to review the surveillance footage.

The event finally began.

However, after the earlier incident, none of the invited guests were in a particularly good mood, and they simply went through the motions on stage with the host.

Fortunately, Gilbert quickly came up with the idea to add a raffle, giving away a plethora of branded makeup products and other merchandise.

This finally calmed the disgruntled fans.

He then swiftly had someone address the online backlash, effectively resolving the PR crisis before it could escalate.

In the follow-up investigation, the police did find an old, dirty plaid shirt in the trash can by the back door of the event.