Chapter 26

Third Person's POV

"Don't forget, you're Kelsey's mate! He's my brother, and if I say write it, you write it!" Hattie's tone grew more arrogant.

She figured Patience loved Kelsey and would do anything for him. After all, Patience was always obedient.

Naturally, she assumed Patience would comply this time too.

Patience couldn't help but laugh, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "Don't you call Hazel your brother's fiancée? If that's the case, then get Hazel to write it for you. Isn't she the one who understands Kelsey best?"

"That's my business!" Hattie was momentarily speechless, then threatened, "If you don't write that proposal right away, I'll have Kelsey reject you! Just you wait, you'll be kicked out!"

"Fine, go ahead and make him divorce me. I'm waiting." Patience hung up the phone.

Hattie stared at the receiver in disbelief—Patience had actually dared to refuse her.

Hattie was determined to make Patience regret it.

Kelsey looked at the project proposal Hattie had submitted. The content was abysmal.

It was clearly pieced together from various sources, with some parts even contradicting each other.

"Is this what you came up with after taking over the project? Do you really think this will close a deal?" Kelsey fumed.

Thinking about how Patience's previous proposals had never been a worry, he grew even more frustrated.

"It's because Patience didn't hand over the work properly. She didn't explain many things clearly, so I couldn't write it well," Hattie defended.

"Stop!" Kelsey barked, "It was you who wanted to take charge of the project, and I handed over this important project to you. But you've given me this shoddy work. How can I trust you with the follow-up?"

"It's all Patience's fault. She's the one who's trying to sabotage me on purpose! Kelsey, you should have rejected her long ago!" Hattie urged.

"Enough! I don't want to hear that again!"

Kelsey added, "Patience mated me when I was at my most difficult. I will never reject her!"

He scolded Hattie for a while longer before letting her leave the office.

That evening, Kelsey was called back by Madison's phone call.

"How could you scold Hattie like that!"

Madison said irritably, "She just graduated from college. Of course, she didn't do well at work."

"Besides, it's all Patience's fault! She's not only harming Hattie but also me! If it weren't for her interference, why wouldn't I be able to get an appointment with Dr. Harvey? She's trying to ruin my eyesight!"

Regarding the doctor's appointment, Kelsey was also at a loss.

He had already paid someone to grab Dr. Harvey's appointment slots.

But Dr. Harvey's slots were too few, and others were also paying.

So far, he hadn't managed to get one and could only have Madison see another doctor for her follow-up.

Listening to Madison complain about her eyes, Kelsey couldn't help but miss the days when Patience used to handle all the medical arrangements for Madison.

Back then, he only needed to focus on work. Hattie's studies, Madison's medical appointments, all were taken care of well by her.

"I'll try again to see if I can get an appointment with Dr. Harvey," Kelsey said.

"Hattie was right today. Patience is malicious. You should reject her!" Madison said again.

Kelsey stood up irritably, "Stop saying that! Patience has never done anything wrong, and I won't either."

Madison and Hattie exchanged glances, both seeing disappointment in each other's eyes.

Madison even grumbled to herself, "Do I really have to give Patience that ten million dollars?"

The next day, Kelsey received even more troubling news.

"What do you mean the loan from the bank wasn't approved?" Kelsey looked at his assistant and asked.

"Yes," Assistant Blake replied.

"What's the reason?" Kelsey pressed.

"They said they got word that Harvest Investment, which was supposed to collaborate on our new project, has terminated its investment," Blake explained.

Kelsey was taken aback. He didn't have time to wonder why the bank knew something he didn't.

He quickly called Will Wheeler, the manager in charge of the project at Harvest Investment.

"Mr. Wheeler, I'd like to ask about your company's previously verbally agreed on the investment..."

"I was just about to contact you," Will said, "We've decided to terminate the investment. After all, it was because of Ms. Frost that we planned to invest. Now that she's resigned, the previous verbal agreement is naturally void."

Kelsey was stunned and almost couldn't believe it. "Because of Patience?"

"Yes, so unfortunately, we couldn't reach a cooperation with you this time," Will said.

Kelsey felt utterly absurd. "But Patience was just an ordinary employee. Why would your company terminate the investment just because she resigned?"

"Huh!" came the derisive laugh from the other end of the line, "It seems you really don't understand Ms. Frost's value at all."

Kelsey stared at the phone in his hand.

He couldn't comprehend what Will had meant by that last remark.

Patience? What value could she possibly have?