The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 121

Chapter 121 

“There are seven people to feed in my family, and they all depend on me. Now Mr. Oscar says he’s going to put production on hold. How are we supposed to get by?” “You can’t just hear half the story and jump to conclusions. What Mr. Oscar meant was that production lines one, two, and three can keep going. Only four and five need a break. He’s not saying you can’t work, just that you need to chill at home for a bit ” 

“A break for how long? With seven people to support, I can’t afford to be idle for even a day!” 

“Like it or not, this is how it’s going to go down. There’s no room for negotiation! Has Mr. Oscar ever done you wrong this past year? Can’t you see it? Now that Ms. Bennett is in the picture, every little thing is getting scrutinized Production lines four and five have to stop, and the stock in the warehouse must be cleared out in the next few days. Otherwise, not just you and me, but even Mr. Oscar is going to be in hot water!” 

Arabella got it. So, the products made at night on lines four and five were all faulty, huh? 

The speakers must be Mr. Charlie from production and the leader of line four. They mentioned that the stock in the warehouse must be cleared out in the next few days. So, this stuff must be dodgy. 

Quietly, Arabella left the hallway and headed to the warehouse on the first floor. 

At night, the warehouse was unguarded. Arabella couldn’t open the warehouse door with her own fingerprint. Oddly, her fingerprint was supposed to be in the company system, allowing her access anywhere. 

She entered the password, but the warehouse door still didn’t budge. In theory, this password should grant.her free reign throughout the company. 

Unless someone deliberately deleted her data to keep her from entering that door, 

A spark of interest flashed in Arabella’s eyes. She really wanted to know if Oscar’s behind–the–scenes maneuvers matched her suspicions. 

The warehouse door had a three–layer password lock, which Arabella easily cracked. She also altered the upcoming surveillance recording. 

Inside the warehouse, various garments were neatly organized. There were finished products processed for other companies as well as old and new products from their own company. 

After a round in the warehouse, Arabella found two batches of new goods that looked identical but had vastly different workmanship and materials. Then she logged into the warehouse administrator’s computer and found that the low–quality batch hadn’t been entered into the company’s database. She copied all the data from the computer, sent it to her own email, and then erased all traces. 

Just then, there were footsteps outside the warehouse. 

Arabella leaped onto the overhead beam and looked down. The people who came in were Mr. Charlie and some employees. 

All of them were faces she hadn’t seen before. 

It suddenly dawned on Arabella that the day and night shift workers were not the same! 

These guys must be Oscar’s cronies. 

Each of them was holding a wooden stick. 

The warehouse lights. were turned on, and the employees searched everywhere but didn’t find anyone.