You have recently missed a project deadline which resulted in your company losing an important client. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter • apologies for what happened • explain why you missed the deadline • tell him/her how you will avoid this situation in future.

Dear Miss Emma, I am writing
this
letter to express my apology for the mistake that I made
last
week and the loss raised to our organization. I am incredibly sorry for not having completed the financial proposal for ABC on time, which made them extremely disappointed and angry. As
this
huge mistake left a dreadful impression on ABC firm, they have decided not to cooperate with us since
next
year. As you may remember, one of our team members, Amy, asked for one month's annual leave, so you required me to take over all her commitments. She had been dealing with
this
client until starting her leave, and she had told me she had finished
this
proposal when we were talking about her tasks.
However
, when I sent
this
proposal to ABC
last
week, they replied that the content was completely inconsistent with what they expected.
Although
I tried my best to amend
this
proposal as their requirements, I was unable to complete it on time. I promise that I will state and clarify every detail when I take over other colleagues' jobs in the future, which can avoid making
this
type of terrible mistake happen. I hope you and other senior executives can accept my apology and forgive me. If you would like to talk about
this
appalling issue
further
, I would like to come to your office when you are available. Kind regards, Nina Guan
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