She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 874

"No."

Preston answered immediately.

Dominic's face cycled through several shades of green.

Before he could speak, Nathaniel turned to Melanie.

"Melanie, VP Hale from the Lockridge Group is claiming that the blood sugar supplement we launched in collaboration with Stellaris and the Carter Group plagiarized the formula of a similar product from Lockridge Convalescent Home. What do you have to say about this?"

"Ms. Royce... Melanie."

Dominic faced her, suddenly changing his tone to address her by her first name.

Right now, the only people in Nathaniel's office were Melanie, Preston, Dominic, Nathaniel, and Everett.

Everyone was well aware that Dominic was intentionally trying to sound intimate with Melanie.

"Your product's structure is strikingly similar to the Lockridge formula, and the core ingredients are identical."

Dominic stared at her, feigning a look of deep concern.

"A highly similar formula is a massive scandal. If I leak this, the fallout won't do either of us any good."

"Melanie, you know me. I'm a man who values our past. I'm not saying this because I want to hold the Royce Group accountable. After all, you're my ex-wife, and I don't want things to get ugly.

"But the Lockridge family needs an explanation. So, I came here today to offer you a way out. If you're willing to collaborate with the Lockridge Group and launch our own supplement, I can step in, smooth things over, and bury this whole mess."

Dominic looked dead serious, speaking with absolute certainty.

But after hearing him out, Melanie just shrugged and let out a cold laugh.

"Is that it? Are you done?"

As she asked, she shot a sharp glance at Everett.

Because it was Everett who had called her and frantically dragged her all the way back here.

Catching her piercing glare, Everett immediately looked down, his heart pounding against his ribs.

He didn't even know why he felt so guilty.

Nathaniel was the one who told him to make the call.

Or maybe...

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