Chapter 627
Yet, Francesca would not listen. She pouted and grumbled, “Andrew, if you keep talking, I’m going to get mad. I know you don’t want anything to do with me, but you don’t need to act like we didn’t do anything together. Why won’t you admit it?”
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she glared at him, full of resentment, as she asked, “Am I really so unworthy in your eyes, Andrew?”
Andrew stood there, stunned for a moment. He sighed, knowing there was no point in explaining. The more he tried, the worse it would get. He would have to find the right time later to clear things up.
He said, “Fran, don’t be angry. I didn’t mean anything by it.”
Francesca sniffed and replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell Lauren. I won’t bring it up again, so you don’t have to feel guilty. Anyway, I need to get to the hospital for my shift. So, I’ll leave it at that!”
Andrew asked, “Do you want me to drive you? You’re still weak!”
Francesca blushed and said, “If you want to drive me, I’d appreciate it.”
Andrew grinned and said, “You’re my woman now. Of course, I’ll drive you. I wouldn’t want to seem like I’m abandoning you, would I?”
Francesca chuckled, her face brightening with a smile. “I guess you still have a bit of a conscience!”
Andrew felt a little frustrated. He had not gotten anything out of this situation, but now he had to bear the consequences. He really did not know who to turn to for help.
After dropping Francesca off at Jayrodale General Hospital, Andrew turned around and headed toward Rhodes Corporation. Since Nyla was at the medical center, he was not too worried.
As soon as Andrew reached Lauren’s office, he ran into a nervous Marcus, who was waiting outside.
“Mr. Lloyd, you finally made it!”
Andrew asked, “Mr. Chapman, is something wrong?”
Marcus smiled and said, “You’re right, Mr. Lloyd. Something happened, but it’s not bad. On the contrary, it’s actually great news!”
Andrew raised an eyebrow and said, “Tell me more!”
Marcus beamed. “Mr. Lloyd, the two formulas you gave us? The first batch of samples is ready, and the results are fantastic. It’s like a miracle drug, its effectiveness is off the charts!”
Andrew was not surprised. He knew exactly what kind of quality his prescriptions were.
“So if the samples are good, does that mean we can move on to mass production and get it to the market?” Andrew asked. He had high hopes for these two prescriptions.
After all, good medicine should benefit everyone. If they kept it locked away for the rich and powerful, never reaching ordinary people, it was nothing but wasted potential.
Marcus' smile faded as he replied, frustrated, “We can’t do mass production yet because the factory needs to prioritize Bane’s medicine.”
Andrew raised an eyebrow. “Bane’s formulas are ready for production?”
Marcus nodded. “Yeah, it’s unbelievable how quickly Bane came up with it.”
Andrew sneered. “Even I couldn’t come up with a useful formula in such a short time. Bane’s formulas are probably half-baked or even useless ones. He’s just fooling the people who don’t know any better.”
Marcus gave a wry smile. “But Michael and Mrs. Rhodes don’t think that way. After she personally tested it, she came to me and insisted that the Pharmaceutical Division focus entirely on Bane’s formulas from now on.”
Andrew frowned. “Even Mrs. Rhodes is on board with Bane’s formulas?”
Marcus nodded. “It’s not just approval, it’s total praise.”
Andrew sighed. “Well, if Mrs. Rhodes backs it, I won’t argue. If things go wrong with Rhodes Corporation’s Pharmaceutical Division again, Mrs. Rhodes will have to take responsibility.”
Marcus hesitated before adding, “Mr. Lloyd, if Ms. Rhodes wants to compete with Michael for the CEO position, then we need to push both of our miracle drugs into production and see how they perform in the market.”