Michael grew anxious and blurted out, "Aunt Tiana, why are you asking him? What can he possibly do?"

He quickly followed up, "You have nothing to worry about. Even if the Stevens and the Wellers both jump in, I guarantee I'll keep them completely suppressed!"

Tiana shot him a cold glare. "I hate when people interrupt me while I'm talking. Right now, I'm asking Andrew, not you. So shut up—that would be the best thing you could do!"

Michael's face turned red, then pale. He could not understand why Tiana was turning to Andrew instead of relying on him.

He was the backbone of Rhodes Corporation now, was he not?

Andrew remained completely unfazed. "Sorry, Mrs. Rhodes, but I don't have any great solutions at the moment. But it's easy to predict that with Stevens Corporation suddenly jumping into Jayrodale's pharmaceutical market, the situation will only become even tougher."

Tiana's expression darkened even further. She replied, "Mr. Lloyd, I know you still hold a grudge against