Chapter 341 Press Conference, Under Pressure from All Sides
Lindwood City, inside Villa No.1.
Today, Mary had an intellectual look with her black backless long dress and exquisite makeup.
She looked at herself in the mirror, and behind her, Lucy was smiling. "Mommy, you are so beautiful, so elegant."
With a faint smile, Mary turned around and efficiently picked up her bag. "Let's go."
Today was the press conference held by BK Pharmaceuticals, and Mary had been preparing for it all day.
Ever since William's departure from Lindwood City the previous day, she had been tirelessly occupied with preparations, leaving her with little time to rest or take a break.
She had made especially thorough and grand preparations for today's press conference.
In terms of the course of action, she had learned from Elbert that the press conference was to announce that BK Pharmaceuticals would establish a new board of directors and welcome new investors.
In other words, BK Pharmaceuticals would get rid of all the previous board members and truly become independent, becoming Mary's own company.
Elbert had also been busy with this matter all day.
This was a task given to him by William.
At the door, Elbert was waiting in the car, with his girlfriend Genesis also in the car.
Margaret, who was sitting in the living room, had been holding back for many days.
These days, she had finally calmed down a lot, not causing trouble or doing anything. Instead, she chose to pass the time by watching television or meeting up with friends.
Seeing Mary about to leave, Margaret asked, "Mary, where are you going?"
Mary didn't mind. She hugged Sarah and casually said, "The company is holding a press conference. I'm going to host it."
Margaret, puzzled, asked, "What press conference? Is it about that three billion dollar investment?"
At the mention of money, Margaret's eyes sparkled with excitement, wishing she could run to the press conference right now.
Mary explained, "I think so. William said his friend had returned."
Margaret was thrilled, William's friend, a big shot with a three billion dollar investment.
She started to have some thoughts.
If she could invite him to the house, it would really be a great honor.
William had such an impressive friend that it made him seem quite remarkable.
She should treat him better in the future.
"Alright, I'm leaving now," Mary said, turned around, waved to Sarah, and left.
Margaret stayed in the living room, thinking it over and feeling something was off. Then she got up, swayed her hips to the bedroom, changed into new clothes, picked up her bag, and went out.
"Margaret, where are you going? Will you be back for dinner?" Lucy asked casually as she was the one cooking.
Margaret said irritably, "I won't be back. Take good care of the house. If I come back and see any dust, I'll beat you to death!"
She didn't like Lucy, nor did she like Sarah.
But after that night, she had restrained herself a lot and didn't dare to do anything to Sarah.
It wasn't the right time yet.
Zoe had said that if necessary, it was okay to take action against Sarah.
After going out, Margaret found her friends, bragging and promising to take everyone to the press conference tonight.
It was her daughter's company's press conference. Who would dare to stop her?
Mary and Elbert arrived at the press conference venue, which was orderly and grand, set at the Radiant Glow Hotel.
Harper was still the host.
"Ms. Smith, it's been a while. You are still as radiant as ever."
Harper greeted as she walked up with a smile, dressed in a red evening gown, looking very enchanting and sexy.
No wonder she was the walking advertisement for Radiant Glow Hotel. Among those present, the only one who could rival Mary was Harper.
"Harper, you're joking," Mary replied politely.
The two stunning women standing together naturally attracted a lot of attention.
The media present were excitedly taking photos non-stop. This was big news.
Soon, it was half an hour before the press conference was to start.
Outside the Radiant Glow Hotel, a grand red carpet stretched out, serving as a glamorous backdrop for the arrival of prominent entrepreneurs from Lindwood City. One after another, these well-known figures made their entrance.
Various luxury cars stopped at the entrance in turn.
Mary stood in the hall with the company's executives, welcoming the arriving dignitaries.
A voice announced, "The Cater family from Sunshine Bay City, Evander, and Keith from the Cater Group are here!"
With the doorman's announcement, Mary saw Evander and Keith walking slowly from the entrance.
Evander, full of confidence, shook hands with Mary and said, "Ms. Smith, congratulations. With new investors joining in, BK Pharmaceuticals will be independent and open up new horizons."
There was a hint of sarcasm between the lines.
Keith, standing beside Evander, also sneered coldly, "A woman leading the vast BK Pharmaceuticals? Dream on! Without the Cater family, let's see how far you can take BK Pharmaceuticals!"
The atmosphere was tense.
It attracted the attention of many entrepreneurs and celebrities present, who began to whisper among themselves.
Someone introduced, "That's the head of the Cater family from Sunshine Bay City, Evander, a wealthy man from a big corporation!"
Another scoffed, "Not someone to mess with. If such a person has become an enemy of BK Pharmaceuticals, the future doesn't look good for them."
A voice mocked, "Exactly, Mary is just showing off. I heard she has a husband who lives off her, and the feud with the Cater family is because of him."
Many people mocked and ridiculed them.
Despite being invited, they looked down on BK Pharmaceuticals and even more so on Mary because she was a woman.
What great achievements could she possibly have?
In Lindwood City, no woman had ever been in charge!
Now, in Lindwood City's pharmaceutical industry, a collective opposition to BK Pharmaceuticals and Mary had formed, which was not to be underestimated.
Evander intended to deliver a heavy blow to BK Pharmaceuticals at a critical moment!
Mary, however, remained polite, saying, "Mr. Cater, you're joking. It's just an upgrade of the corporate structure. I certainly welcome your investment, but it seems you don't have much faith in BK Pharmaceuticals."
Her words were very tactful but carried a hint of tension.
Mary hadn't wanted to invite Evander, but William had specifically instructed her before leaving that the Cater family was essential.
Evander snorted coldly, smiling sinisterly as he said, "Ms. Smith, I'm really looking forward to seeing who is backing BK Pharmaceuticals tonight."
Mary didn't back down, still smiling. "You'll find out."
In fact, she was also curious if it was William.
With that, Evander walked past her with his people.
Keith, with hatred in his eyes, glared at Mary and sneered viciously, "No matter who is backing you, I will crush them. You should worry about your useless husband. He offended the Henderson family. I heard they sent a lot of people over. Maybe we won't see your pathetic husband tonight, hahaha."
Mary still smiled. "We will."
Hearing this, Keith's eyes twitched, and he angrily flicked his hand, entering the main venue.
Next, entrepreneurs entered one after another, and Mary greeted each of them.
After about ten minutes, most of the guests had arrived, and Mary stood on stage to officially start the press conference.
Mary stood on stage, smiling, speaking off the cuff, "I am honored to invite you all here. Tonight, on behalf of BK Pharmaceuticals, I officially announce the restructuring of our board of directors. Our company's newly developed anti-cancer drug is also officially launched today. We welcome interested friends to invest."
This was BK Pharmaceuticals' new plan to attract investments.
Suddenly, Evander and others in the audience were flustered.
Evander frowned, signaled to a representative from the pharmaceutical industry beside him, and said, "It's your turn."
The representative understood and immediately raised his hand to oppose, "I object! BK Pharmaceuticals' new drug is toxic! It's completely fake. This so-called new anti-cancer drug doesn't work at all, just a marketing ploy! On behalf of the Lindwood City Pharmaceutical Association, I announce an official investigation into BK Pharmaceuticals and will call in relevant authorities to look into it!"
Immediately, the audience began to buzz with discussions.
Following this, many people stood up, accused BK Pharmaceuticals and Mary, and brought up all the past medical incidents of BK Pharmaceuticals.
In less than five minutes, the entire press conference turned into a denunciation meeting against BK Pharmaceuticals!
Mary was flustered, staring at the sinisterly smiling Evander and others below, gritting her teeth!
Sure enough, these people had done a lot against BK Pharmaceuticals in secret.
Mary stood on stage, trying to explain, "Everyone, please calm down. This new anti-cancer drug..."
However, no one listened to her as there were too many people attacking her.
They were all with Evander!
Mary was extremely anxious, calling in her mind, 'William, where are you? When will you come back?'
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