The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 204

Chapter 204: Forced to a dead end

When he heard her voice, Rodney's head snapped up, and he scrambled to his feet as his gaze settling on Kelsey. "That is right, the Leslies. Kelsey, my dear. You're engaged to Andrew, aren't you?" Kelsey nodded hesitantly, unsure of where this was going.

"Well, then you must convince him to lend us the money to make up for this disaster," Rodney said, grabbing Kelsey by the shoulders. "As long as we have that, we'll be fine!"

Kelsey's Aunt scoffed. "And why should Kelsey have to beg her fiancé for money? This is your mess, Rodney Jackson, you should be the one to fix it!" she did not want to spoil her niece's engagement because of this. Kelsey was not sure if her Aunt really meant what she said. "You don't understand!" Rodney pleaded. "If we don't get that money, we'll lose everything!"

"Then you should have thought about that before you invested all our savings in some foolhardy project!" Sandra snapped.

Martha threw Sandra a glare and, placing a hand on Rodney's arm. "Rodney, perhaps we should take a moment to calm down and think this through. Kelsey, darling, surely you can understand your uncle's desperation. Wouldn't you want to help him if you could?" Kelsey hesitated, her mind racing. She knew that Andrew was wealthy, and he cared for her. But the thought of asking him for a substantial amount of money made her feel uneasy. What would he think of her family's financial troubles?

"Well, Kelsey?" her grandmother pressed, her gaze stern. "Aren't you going to help your uncle?"

Kelsey forced a smile, trying to hide her discomfort. "Of course, Grandma. I'll speak to Andrew

as soon as I can."

"Do not say anything about bankruptcy. Only talk about a project that needs his attention investing okay?" Martha asked and Kelsey nodded

"You know what will happen if he thinks we are going bankrupt, right?" she asked and Kelsey swallowed. Of course she knew. Her engagement would be called off.

Rodney's face lit up with relief, "Good! You've always been such a good niece," he said, getting up from the ground as though he, a grown man was not just throwing a tantrum. Then, he pulled Kelsey into a tight hug.

her Aunt and grandmother were also watching her, their expressions a mix of concern and

uh, I should go call Andrew now," Kelsey said, slowly backing

to

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Rodney urged, wiping the tears from his face. "The

family had found

her phone, which had been left on the bed, and couldn't help but feel a twinge of resentment towards Anya And Emma. If only her cousins hadn't caused so much trouble in the past, maybe she would have long been married and would not

the Leslies.

on her bed and did not pick her phone. Even though she promised she would call him, she knew not to call. Obviously she did not want her family to go bankrupt, but she did not want to

other hand, had finally calmed down, it was as if the money

without care.

the advertisement project's headquarters and made a beeline for Jimmy, the

to discuss something with you regarding Anya Jones," Annie said, not bothering to make small talk

reviewing, a puzzled frown creasing his

my artist, Jasmine, has expressed some... discomfort with

it all. He looked

you could... make

that. Anya is a valuable member of this team, and we've been quite pleased with her work. Besides, Anya is a staff member of this company, even though I picked her for this project, I need to get approval to remove

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company. How could

thought you were an experienced manager or at least knew how things worked.

3/3

Jasmine is here to do a job, just like the rest of us. She is being paid. We don't need to cater to her every whim, especially at the expense of a