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.”

let alone save money. Thankfully, Sanderson

confessed, “Lia, I’ve been painting, thinking of trying my luck at the

sell a painting for a few thousand, it could buy Cordelia a

takes ages, and even if it sells, what, for a few hundred? That won’t even cover a

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

following Cordelia’s gaze

at sophisticated fraud ring, led by Calvert, with accomplices at large. Police have issued warrants for their arrest. Here are their photos, and if

those tiny eyes that gave a sense of familiarity.

screen, Rachel’s pupils shrank.

dawned slowly on Cordelia, “Doesn’t he look familiar? That’s Calvert,

on the

grip loosened, and her shopping

this can’t

scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit, and then Jimmy, but no one

Rachel, and her knees threatened to

concerned, steadied her, “Are

It’s just fake news. Calvert can’t

picked up her bags and hurried out, desperate to

Cordelia. “What should we buy, Mom?” Cordelia

gifts together. Afterward, Lorna phoned Sanderson,

Steward, frantic

gravity of the situation, Rachel felt her legs weaken, “I don’t know.”

“Find Kermit, now.”

with urgency, but Kermit was unreachable. No one

face grim as he approached Steward and asked, “Dad,