Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 90

A car pulled up outside. Rachel and the oteir way outside.

Sanderson shot Lorna a meaningful glance. With a quiet understanding, she took Cordelia by the hand and led her upstairs. Once they entered Cordelia’s bedroom, Lorna pointed at a dress laid out on the bed. “Wear this. tonight, okay?”

It just didn’t seem right to entertain guests in a school uniform.

Cordelia didn’t fuss and slipped into the long–sleeved white dress that cinched at the waist. The dress was simple, something for everyday wear.

But on Cordelia, the dress took on a new life, making Lorna do a double–take.

Lorna always knew her daughter was beautiful, but accustomed as she was to seeing Cordelia in sweatpants or a school uniform, this sudden transformation was startling.

With her hair pulled back into a high ponytail, Cordelia followed Lorna back downstairs.

They had just reached the top of the stairs when they heard Steward’s voice booming from below, “Mr. Wallace, your presence graces our humble abode!”

A somewhat grating voice replied, “Mr. Delaney, you flatter me. We’re all businessmen here just for the money.”

Cordelia wasn’t particularly concerned with the guests. Her mind was on which set of problems to tackle after dinner, now that her homework was done.

Descending the staircase, she noticed a man standing next to Rachel who bore a slight resemblance to her, probably her elder brother, Jimmy Smith.

Beside Jimmy stood a man of average build with small eyes and a perpetual smile, dressed in a suit and looking to be in his late twenties

Something about his gaze made Cordelia uneasy. Although he bore the same name as Calvert, he didn’t possess the warmth that Little Fang inherently had.

However, upon seeing Cordelia, Calvert lit up his eyes and inquired, “And who might this be?”

Sanderson stepped forward, positioning himself between Cordelia and Calvert, and introduced them briefly. “Mr. Wallace, this is my wife and daughter. Shall we proceed to dinner?”

eyes, his gaze lingering past Sanderson to Cordelia behind him, and

table, Steward offered his seat to the guest, “Please, take the head of the table, it’s your

right,” Calvert demurred with mock seriousness. “You are the elder, and besides, this is your

took a seat next to Steward, and everyone else settled down.

others engaged in business talk, Cordelia focused

chicken was particularly good tonight. After enjoying two pieces, she reached for a third when Calvert interrupted, “Ms. Delaney seems to have quite the appetite for the roast chicken. Is

third piece,

over the table for a few awkward seconds.

darkened his expression until Rachel chimed in, “Lia, Mr. Wallace is talking to you. It’s rude to ignore him, you

as if only now realizing she

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to a fourth

to steer the conversation elsewhere when Rachel, noticing Calvert’s fixated gaze on Cordelia, suggested with a laugh, “Why

heavily in

turned stormy. With guests in the house, they both shot Rachel a look of disapprov

was strained, “It’s just serving a guest, Lia knows her manners, right?”

is closer to

caught off guard, “How could

could she not?”

is engaged.”

courtesy to serve a guest, what does being engaged have to do with

As she tried to formulate a response, Calvert laughed, “That wasn’t my intention. I don’t eat chicken, I just noticed Ms. Delaney enjoying

deftly changed the subject, defusing the tension, and conversation

wound down pleasantly, with everyone

sake, I wouldn’t have brought you into this investment. Mr. Wallace also mentioned he’ll only accept up to a hundred million for a ten percent stake, no more. This project is promising, the returns could double. Give it

eight in the evening. In the living room, Steward pondered the partnership. “What’s

frowned, “It just doesn’t

Wallace has connections. Even Hackett

about this. A hundred million is our whole stake. Betting it all on Calvert feels like