Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 99

Cordelia heard the news and looked up at the television.

Rachel, oblivious to the breaking story, continued to gossip with Lorna.

Lorna frowned, her voice tinged with annoyance, “Rachel, please don’t worry your head about this. Our family won’t be getting involved in an investment like that.”

Rachel rolled her eyes, sneering, “Come on, Rachel. I don’t buy that. With returns like that, you’re telling me you’re not even a little tempted?”

Before Lorna could retort, a sales associate approached a pair of stylish stilettos in hand, “Mrs. Delaney, your shoes are all wrapped up. Will that be credit or cash today?”

Rachel peeked at her bank balance to see a mere ten thousand left.

This morning, they had almost emptied their accounts to raise fifty million in cash to transfer to Kermit, who was supposed to invest it with Calvert.

The remaining ten thousand was meant for the car’s servicing, but now, Rachel couldn’t bear to lose face. before Lorna and Cordelia.

With a strained smile, she declared, “Credit, please.”

After all, in a fortnight, they would cash in on over twenty million in returns. Money troubles would be a thing of the past.

While Rachel went to pay. Lorna and Cordelia took a seat on a plush sofa to try on some shoes. Breaking the silence, Lórna sighed, ‘Lia, I’m completely useless, right?”

Cordelia looked at her, puzzled.

Lorna’s frown deepened, “All these years, I’ve hardly saved a penny.”

like a zombie, barely managing to feed herself, let alone save money. Thankfully, Sanderson didn’t mind, but spending her own money would certainly

been painting, thinking of trying my luck at the local art fair. Though, I’m not sure if

few thousand, it could buy Cordelia a

“Why bother, Lorna? A painting takes ages, and even

but Cordelia suddenly grasped her wrist, silencing her with

paused, following Cordelia’s gaze to the

led by Calvert, with accomplices at large. Police have issued warrants

those tiny

photo flashed on the screen, Rachel’s pupils shrank. It was

“Doesn’t he look familiar?

evident, “Rachel, that’s Calvert on the news. Did Kermit give him the money?”

Rachel’s grip loosened, and her shopping bags fell

this can’t be true.”

the scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit, and then

dreadful premonition washed over Rachel, and her knees threatened to

her,

news. Calvert can’t be a fraudster. It’s impossible.”

and hurried out, desperate to find Kermit and make sense of the chaos.

had left, Lorna turned to Cordelia. “What should we buy, Mom?” Cordelia

some gifts together. Afterward, Lorna phoned Sanderson, sharing the troubling

she entered, she saw Steward, frantic and pale, descending the stairs. He immediately asked, “Did Kermit

the situation, Rachel felt her legs weaken,

“Find Kermit, now.”

with urgency, but Kermit was unreachable. No one knew where he had

he approached Steward