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.”

managing to feed herself, let alone save money. Thankfully, Sanderson didn’t

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

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

Cordelia could offer encouragement, Rachel returned, having overheard the conversation. She laughed, “Why bother, Lorna? A painting takes ages, and even if it sells, what, for a few hundred?

but Cordelia suddenly grasped

gaze to the

the work of at sophisticated fraud ring, led by

with those

on the screen,

“Doesn’t he look familiar?

on the news. Did Kermit give him the

loosened, and her shopping bags fell to the floor. She stumbled,

can’t be

the scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit, and then Jimmy, but

Rachel, and

concerned, steadied her,

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

her bags and hurried out, desperate to find

turned to Cordelia. “What should we buy, Mom?” Cordelia asked.

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

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

gravity of the situation, Rachel felt her legs weaken,

“Find Kermit, now.”

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

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

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