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.”

save money. Thankfully, Sanderson didn’t

of trying my luck at

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

returned, having overheard the conversation. She laughed, “Why bother, Lorna? A painting takes ages, and even if it sells, what, for a few hundred? That won’t even

Cordelia suddenly grasped her wrist, silencing

following Cordelia’s gaze to the

Rachel, who turned to look just as the reporter said, “This is the work of at sophisticated fraud ring, led by Calvert, with accomplices at large. Police have issued warrants for their arrest. Here are their photos, and if you

with those tiny eyes that gave a sense of familiarity.

screen, Rachel’s pupils shrank. It

slowly on Cordelia, “Doesn’t he look

on the news. Did Kermit give him

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

can’t

called Kermit, and then Jimmy, but no one answered.

premonition washed over Rachel, and her knees

her, “Are you

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

picked up her bags and hurried out, desperate to find Kermit and make sense of the chaos.

to Cordelia. “What should we

on the task at hand, they chose some gifts together. Afterward, Lorna phoned Sanderson, sharing the troubling news.

Steward, frantic and pale, descending the stairs. He immediately asked, “Did Kermit invest

the gravity of the situation, Rachel felt her legs

“Find Kermit, now.”

urgency, but Kermit was unreachable.

after, Sanderson arrived, his face grim as he approached Steward and