hapter 546 But now, youre my woman, Lauren, and I wont let you be treated unfairly like this, Andrew declared firmly

Laurens eyes brimmed with tears, and she suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to cry.

Dr.

Lloyd, youre so kind.

Without warning, she hugged Andrew tightly.

Andrew felt increasingly uneasy.

Was Tianas presence truly such a significant threat to Lauren? He had never seen Lauren cry before.

A discreet cough came from behind them.

Lauren quickly let go of Andrew, wiped her tears in a hurry, and shot him a shy glare.

Andrew turned around, completely unbothered, and smiled.

Oh, my apologies, Mr.

Chapman

I didnt realize you were here.

Marcus scratched his nose and chuckled awkwardly.

Its fine.

I should be the one apologizing for interrupting Ms.noveldrama

Rhodes and Mr.

Lloyds moment.

Andrew waved a hand.

No worries.

I take it youre here to discuss the Pharmaceutical Division? Marcus nodded solemnly.

Yes, Mr.

Lloyd.

I truly owe both you and Ms.

Rhodes a debt of gratitude I can never repay.

Thats why, no matter what, Ill do everything I can to support Ms.

Rhodes in reclaiming the CEO position that rightfully belongs to her.

Andrew replied, The Pharmaceutical Division is the bargaining chip Mrs.

Rhodes put on the table.

Between Lauren and Michael, whoever can stabilize and revive the department will take the top position. Our dear Mrs.

Rhodes sure knows how to play her cards, doesnt she? Dumping such a mess into our laps like this. Marcus nodded.

Mr.

Lloyd, its now confirmed that the Pharmaceutical Divisions three most valuable formulas have been stolen.

The best course of action is twofold

First, recover the formulas to prevent them from being leaked and neutralize the crisis entirely.

Second, we must prepare for the worst that the formulas are fully exposed.

In that scenario, well need to accept that other pharmaceutical companies will be able to manufacture what was once exclusively ours.

Andrew frowned

If that happens, the value of those three formulas will plummet.

What was once Rhodes Corporations exclusive, groundbreaking product will become just another generic offering

How do we compete with that? Marcus gave a bitter smile.

Exactly

Once the formulas are out, they lose all competitive edge.

This is why I brought up the second point to ask you and Ms.

Rhodes to start planning for the worst case scenario.

Well need to act immediately.

Lauren, now seated behind her desk, shifted into work mode instantly.

Mr.

Chapman, are you suggesting we abandon hope of recovering the formulas and instead focus on developing new ones? Marcus nodded.

Precisely, Ms.

Rhodes.

Thats exactly what Im suggesting.

In fact, when the Weller family started aggressively taking over our market share with their health supplements, I began to think along these lines.

Lauren pondered for a moment.

Thats a good idea

The Weller familys supplements have already made our Pharmaceutical Division less competitive, and

our performance has been steadily declining, Now, with the loss of three major formulas, it feels like a disaster

But in reality, its just another blow to an already weakening department.

Whether were slightly weak or significantly weakened doesnt make much difference.

I understand your reasoning, Mr.

Chapman

Chapter 546 Marcus smiled.

Exactly.

Thats why I dont see this crisis as entirely a bad thing.

After all, if the Pharmaceutical Division is to break through its current limits and achieve new heights for

the company, relying solely on old successes will never be enough.

Only by continually innovating, developing new formulas, and creating superior products can we dominate the market with absolute authority!