Regret Came Too Late

Grace patted Mandy in the shoulder. "Send out the apology latter first and make it sincere. Oh, and I just tried an apple. It really is sweeter and crisper than the ones from Southbrook." Mandy quickly wiped bet eyes and straightened up "Gotin

Orice turned to the young man beside

her. “How much are you selling them per poundi

It has always been no cente".

"Manly, make sure to mention in the letter that we send an extra pound for free as compensation."

The original price was eight dollars for five pounds, so adding one more pound would more than make up for to cents

As soon as the apology letter was sent out, they anxiously watched the backend. A flood of order cancellations started rolling in within moments like a blizzard.

Mandy clutched her head. "We're doomed, we're doomed! What it all so thousand onders get canceled? It's all because of Alice running her mouth, saying we deceived customers. Now, with this apology letter, Grace gave her a reassuring pat. "Keep watching the backend," she said, then stood up and locked at the group of young workers.

"There will still be a few thousand orders left. Get more people over here. We'is packing apples through the night."

These young people had been stuck in the tent for days, struggling to sell just a few on orders de to low tall. Even so, over 20 people had volunteered to help with packaging With a

surge of orders, the nearby fruit farmers quickly joined the ellot

Some were in disbelief. "Did we really just sell a how thousand orders that fast

Grace brief explainedthe situation to clear up any confusion

and as long as customers knew these apples were

with

all standing around for? Grab a loudspeaker and announce it do from one end of the village to the other and wake everyone up. We're pa Immediately, a young man grabbed a loudspeaker and sprinted off, knocking on

time, seamlessly falling into the shythm of packing. They worked tirelessly for three straight hours until every single order was packed Just an Grace stifled

thousand customers have confirmed they're

few thousand orders

most people said

of the camera. She was confident and composed, patiently answering every question without the slightest irritation. It was clear at a glance that she came

holding in her frustration for so long. She jumped on the spot a

lot of people who haven't responded yet. We should get cleaner numbers by tomorrow, but with over ten thousand confirmed anders, we be packing until morning

Grate's shoulders eased considerably. Looking at all the eager faces in front of her, she raised a hand

let's push through tonight.

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with one arm resting on the desk.

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