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.”

disappearance, Lorna felt 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

for a few thousand, it could buy Cordelia

bother, Lorna? A painting takes ages,

darkened, ready to respond, but Cordelia suddenly grasped her wrist, silencing

following Cordelia’s gaze to the

the work of at sophisticated fraud ring, led by Calvert, with accomplices

average–looking man with those tiny eyes

the screen, Rachel’s

he look familiar? That’s Calvert,

“Rachel, that’s Calvert on the

the reality set in, Rachel’s grip loosened, and her shopping bags fell to the floor. She stumbled,

can’t be

Kermit, and then Jimmy, but no one answered.

premonition washed over Rachel, and her knees threatened to buckle.

growing concerned, steadied her,

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

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

left, Lorna turned to Cordelia. “What

back on the task at hand, they chose some gifts together. Afterward,

saw Steward, frantic and pale, descending the

situation, Rachel felt her legs

“Find Kermit, now.”

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

he approached