“Very well. I approved your resignation!” She peered at Colby with disgust, waving her hands to dismiss him. Colby was not ignorant enough to linger. He put the company seal in front of Orchid before leaving.
“Roxanne, you’re quite something! It looks like I was foolish enough to believe you!” Colby closed the door as he stepped out of the room. Unfortunately, Orchid’s raging, thunderous words boomed through the door that one could even hear her from far away.
It was dusk when the newly-resigned Colby arrived at the Flora Verba Group CEO’s office to apply for his new job.
During that period, James listened to Colby recounting everything that went down earlier. He couldn’t help but cheer for Roxanne’s tactic of pulling the rug from underneath Orchid and attacking her where she least expected.
“That’s why I can only work for you from today onward. Please take good care of me, Mr. Lann!”
Colby returned to Flora Verba Group first to prepare for the reopening of the research institute by the company. That way, when Peregrine showed up for work with the rest of the technical personnel, they would have a familiar face to turn to.
“Please don’t be so courteous with me, Colby. You’re an exceptionally talented man with excellent technical skills and fantastic business operation ability! I would have given you this position even if I didn’t owe Roxanne anything, to begin with!” James said seriously. After all, he had a family business to inherit.
“I’ll follow your arrangements, Mr. Lann.” Colby smiled.
“Okay. Here’s the deal. You are the vice president of Flora Verba Group from today onward! You will need to help me out, okay? Don’t just focus on the matters related to the research institute only!” Thrilled, James took the chance to share his burden with Colby.
His announcement took Colby by surprise. Colby had never expected himself to be given such a high position. He thought he would only be a supervisor after creating the research department.
“Hmm… Mr. Lann, do you want to think this through? Or maybe you should inform Ms. Jarvis first?” Colby was flattered beyond words.
James shook his head, waving his hands dismissively. “Even though she is the chairman, I have the right to decide. It’s a yes from me, so don’t refuse anymore, okay? Flora Verba Group will have our independent research institute soon. Once the news gets released, our company shares will go off the charts!”
Ending their couple’s trip, Madilyn and Jonathan returned to the news that the hospital was gone and that Madilyn’s position as the director was only for name-sake. “Roxanne, what happened? Why did you change the hospital’s name? Shouldn’t you explain the situation to me?”
Roxanne remained calm after listening to Madilyn’s complaint. She asked Madilyn to head over to the manor so they could discuss things.
Jonathan arrived before Madilyn did. He tossed a bunch of local, delicious specialties from different locations before Roxanne and Lucian.
“Lucian, Roxanne, Madilyn and I bought these during our trip for both of you and the kids.” Jonathan looked refreshed and energetic as if he had turned back the youth clock.
“I heard you’ve plans to get married?” Lucian teased. Jonathan wasn’t shy to admit the truth. He nodded, confessing, “Yes, it’s an ongoing plan. We are choosing the date now. I’ve sent Mdm. Xander to my house, so she can discuss it out with my parents.”
Roxanne was amazed. “You and Madilyn sure progressed quite quickly, huh?” Even though Madilyn and Jonathan did not indicate entering a relationship early on, the moment they did, they made progress rapidly. Soon, Madilyn showed up. She was surprised to see Lucian and Roxanne relaxing with a coffee.
“I heard you were fired?” Madilyn asked Roxanne. The latter nodded. “So, does that mean the hospital, research institute, and pharmaceutical company are all gone?” Madilyn probed further. Questioned by Madilyn, Roxanne nodded again.
“Oh my goodness! You are a rich man’s wife. But what about me? I need this job to provide. for my family! Roxanne, you need to give me an explanation!” Madilyn rolled her eyes. She would have roasted Roxanne even further if Lucian weren’t present.
Coincidently, Jonathan had bundled up the gifts. he brought over with tapes because there were too many. So Roxanne grabbed one, saying, “Take it.”
“Come on, Roxanne. Spill. What happened?” Madilyn was infuriated. Roxanne had no choice but to sum up, explaining the story to Madilyn. Then, she
comforted her, “Don’t worry. You can still be the director in the future because I’m going to build a bigger hospital!”
The hospital and pharmaceutical company had been suffering losses all this while. It wasn’t until Madilyn got appointed as the director that they saw a slight profit increase. Therefore, GK Group would put it on sale soon after this. And in Roxanne’s initial plan, she intended to acquire the hospital again after she lost control.
Madilyn was still confused, so Jonathan immediately taught her some knowledge about GK Group and its subsidiary company. She calmed down when she heard that she still had her job. Roxanne teased without warning, “Actually, you don’t have to work either. You can be a rich man’s wife too.”
With that, she deliberately looked at Jonathan. Madilyn panicked as her face flushed red. She peered at Jonathan, mumbling, “What did you tell them?”
Did he tell Roxanne that I bullied him after I got drunk? If Roxanne found out, she would mock me relentlessly!
Jonathan uttered righteously, “I didn’t say anything. I just told them that we are getting married soon. I kept my mouth shut, so don’t worry, okay?”
“Congratulations to both of you! If you need any help with your wedding, please let me know,” Lucian offered.
“All right. Thank you, Lucian. You have more experience regarding this!” Jonathan blurted. Roxanne and Lucian instantly froze as their gazes with murderous glints focused on Jonathan.
“Hah! He’s right. After all, you’ve been married twice.” Madilyn giggled.
Orchid had thought that parachuting into the management team this time would be smoother than before and that she would be able to integrate the research institute, pharmaceutical company, and hospital more. thoroughly, leading to an explosive increase in profits.
However, the finance team informed her that the pharmaceutical company was losing money every day. The previous drug pricing was too low, so they couldn’t cover the production costs, let alone research and development expenses.
As for the hospital, although it could generate some profit, those wealthy people suddenly stopped coming for in-depth medical examinations after the name change of the medical facility, causing a significant loss in revenue.
At the same time, some patients wanted to leave the hospital as soon as they heard that the director had been replaced.
While Orchid was busy dealing with these issues, Peregrine’s plan was also set into motion, with the latest batch of technicians submitting their resignations one after the other.
Having lost the patents and the substantial profits provided by Flora Verba Group, Orchid finally realized that Roxanne had been well- prepared, leaving her with nothing but an empty shell.
Facing the shortage of cash flow, departure of technical personnel, and loss of patents, Orchid left Horington within two days.
She planned to visit GK Group’s headquarters to liaise with the board of directors for more resource allocation. Otherwise, GK Group would never stand a chance to gain a foothold in the domestic market.
Meanwhile, Roxanne’s ploy was also being carried out in full swing. James and Colby were absorbing the technical personnel from the research institute while Linda was busy preparing for the construction of the new hospital.
On the other hand, Jonathan was occupied with establishing a new pharmaceutical company and incorporating all the patents into it. The final step was then to list the company under Flora Verba Group.
Before long, Roxanne’s business empire would be restored to its former glory. Of course, that couldn’t have happened without the strong support from Lucian.
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