Rebirth of the Deadly Beauty

Chapter 228

"It's tough," Cianna said as she sighed. "Yasmine's already got her factory working overtime to produce the mask, and she's calling it an 'upgraded version' with added ingredients. But really, she just stole my formula and added a few insignificant ingredients to make it seem like her own new creation.

"This mask has always been our company's signature product. With the current capabilities of our R&D team, it's hard to surpass it.

"Once Lyceo Cosmeceuticals launches their new version, our sales are bound to take a big hit. Yasmine's even slashed her costs, so the rumor is she'll price it at half of what we charge."

"Half?" Yolanda frowned slightly.

Although the profit margins in the cosmeceuticals industry were high, cutting the price by half seemed excessive. With all the additional costs for promotion and retail, Lyceo Cosmeceuticals wouldn't even make much profit-it was a lose-lose situation.

"Yasmine's crazy!" Cianna said angrily.

in college, I beat her in a beauty pageant, and ever since then, she's been out to get me. I applied for a full scholarship, and

graduation, I started Cinnamine Pharmaceuticals. She's not even a chemistry major, but thanks to her family's connections, she started her own cosmeceuticals company. I'm sure she's been planning

I never counted on this company to make us rich, but it's my passion project. I gave it to you as a gift. Now, with Yasmine causing chaos in Dowonair's cosmeceuticals industry, Cinnamine Pharmaceuticals is going to have a hard

and couldn't

I'll cover any losses from this mess with my own savings! Ms. Henderson, I'll find

formula would provide

send people

Yolanda nodded.

have a hard time finding him. Leaking trade secrets is a crime that can land him in jail. He's probably taken

would be no easy task. If Johnny fled the country in the chaos, he'd be

for a trial date takes time—at least six months, and maybe even years. By the

the lawsuit, of course, but we need to think of another solution