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.”

alone save money. Thankfully, Sanderson didn’t mind, but spending her own money would certainly feel more empowering.

breath, Lorna confessed, “Lia, I’ve been painting, thinking of trying my luck at the local art fair. Though,

a few thousand, it could buy

laughed, “Why bother, Lorna? A painting takes ages, and even if it sells, what, for a few

Cordelia suddenly grasped her wrist, silencing her with a

gaze to

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

those tiny

on the screen, Rachel’s pupils shrank. It was

on Cordelia, “Doesn’t he

Calvert on the

her shopping

can’t be true.”

the scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit, and

dreadful premonition washed over Rachel, and her

steadied her, “Are you alright?”

fine. It’s just fake news.

out, desperate to find Kermit and make sense of the

Rachel had left, Lorna turned to Cordelia.

hand, they chose some gifts together. Afterward, Lorna phoned Sanderson, sharing the troubling

saw Steward,

Rachel felt her legs weaken,

“Find Kermit, now.”

but Kermit was unreachable. No one

he approached Steward and asked,