Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 474

"Mr. Brown, is there any way we could reconsider the contract we signed earlier?"

Carlene knew it was a long shot, but the thought of inheriting a $2 billion debt from the Pennyfeather Group the moment she took over was a hard pill to swallow.

She had already sunk hundreds of millions into the acquisition and hadn't seen a dime in return. If she sold off the Pennyfeather family's company to repay the debt, she could be looking at a loss of a billion dollars.

The Shepard family's coffers weren't exactly overflowing at the moment.

Pretty much all the money she could spare had been spent over the past few days.

First, there was that painting she had barely been able to afford and bought to impress Edith, but it only ended up creating an awkward situation between them.

Then there was the company acquisition, which she had poured a lot of money into, and she might even have to dip into the Shepard family's assets.

If the other members of the Shepard family found out about this, they would flip their lids. She could expect a lot of ridicule, and the Shepard family might not have any peace for a while.

She had thought that acquiring the Pennyfeather family's company would be a win, but it turned out that the contract the Pennyfeather family had signed with the EliteEdge Consortium was a real stinker.

This was a real kick in the teeth!

Her emotions flared up in a heartbeat.

"Why not ask Maja?"

"Ms. Shepard, you're the president of the company now."

Carlene bit her lip, her eyes welling up with unshed tears.

"If the contract doesn't expire until next week, then come find me next week."

Samuel, on the other end of the call, chuckled and said, "I just didn't want you to forget, Ms. Shepard. After all, I did remind Maja last time."

Carlene felt utterly helpless after hanging up the call.

How did it all come to this?

No wonder Maja high-tailed it out of the company the moment she was kicked out. She must have known about the Pennyfeather family's debt. Being president had no perks at all.

So, she had become the scapegoat and even helped Maja?

Carlene was livid, and when Edith and Selena saw her stormy expression, they asked what had happened.

"Who was that on the phone? What’s wrong?"

Carlene found the words hard to spit out, especially with the two of them still hoping she would completely knock Maja out of the park.

But the reality was that she had ended up helping Maja!