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.

luck at the local art fair. Though, I’m

a painting for a few thousand,

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

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

gaze to the TV.

as the reporter said, “This is the work of at sophisticated fraud ring, led by Calvert, with

showed an average–looking man with those tiny eyes that gave a sense

on the screen, Rachel’s pupils

Cordelia, “Doesn’t he look familiar? That’s

that’s Calvert on the news. Did

loosened, and her shopping bags fell to the

this can’t be true.”

frantically called Kermit, and then

washed over Rachel, and her knees threatened

concerned, steadied her, “Are you alright?”

up, “I’m fine. It’s just fake news. Calvert can’t be a fraudster. It’s impossible.”

up her bags and hurried out, desperate to find Kermit and make sense of

to Cordelia.

they chose some gifts together. Afterward, Lorna phoned Sanderson,

she saw Steward,

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

“Find Kermit, now.”

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

approached

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