She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 827

The Arctigenin content of the Royce Group's latest batch was a staggering 1.18%, and Stellaris PharmaTech had already snagged the largest order.

The rest had been divvied up among the smaller companies that had signed on during the Botanical & Pharmaceutical Trade Expo.

That left barely any of this premium root available.

If they didn't scramble to secure what was left now, they might not even get their hands on the supply after the first price hike.

And who knew if Melanie would jack up the prices even further?

If the quality had been poor, raising prices would have been corporate suicide.

But with quality this exceptional, a price increase was completely justified. In fact, the higher the price went, the more eager people would be to buy it.

In the blink of an eye, the five burlap sacks of Arctic Burdock Root on display became the hottest commodity in the room.

Melanie seized the moment, signing several new orders on the spot at a fifteen percent markup from her original price.

She didn't just sell out this current batch; she secured sales for the next three years' worth of harvest. It was an absolute windfall.

"No, wait... this doesn't make any sense..."

Julian Lester shoved his way through the crowd of downstream executives, forcing himself into Melanie's line of sight.

"Ms. Royce, it's not that I doubt your business acumen, but... to switch fertilizers mid-season and still boost the Arctigenin to 1.18%? The only way that's possible is if your new fertilizer is vastly superior to the Type-L Bio-Fertilizer we used to supply you. And right now, there isn't a single plant in the country that can produce that..."

Before Julian could finish, Melanie waved a dismissive hand.

"Not 'right now'... 'used to'."

At her words, all the color drained from Julian's face.

Melanie offered a radiant, chilling smile.

"I really have to thank you, Julian. If you hadn't cut off our fertilizer supply, how would we have ever found an even better alternative?"

Basking in the icy amusement of Melanie's gaze, Julian's sense of impending doom intensified.

Then, on the day of the test, she crushed the bet with impossibly high quality, winning universal praise, securing massive orders, and achieving a total victory in both reputation and sales.

And immediately after, at the perfect, peak moment, she announced the creation of Royce Organic Fertilizers, using the undeniably spectacular test results to endorse her new subsidiary.

In one swift, masterful stroke, she had elevated the prestige of both her parent company and her new venture.

Simultaneously, she delivered a fatal blow to her competitors.

Julian slowly lowered his phone. The look he gave Melanie held no trace of his usual lecherous intent, only the sheer terror and fury of a defeated rival.

Selling his exclusive Type-L Bio-Fertilizer to Dominic was supposed to be his masterstroke.

He was supposed to walk away with a massive buyout fee while proving to the industry that Apex Organics was irreplaceable.

He wanted to show that even an industry titan like the Royce Group would crumble without his product.

That way, he could easily monopolize the market and dictate future prices.