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.”

Lorna felt like a zombie, barely managing to feed herself, let alone save money. Thankfully, Sanderson didn’t mind, but

deep breath, Lorna confessed, “Lia, I’ve been painting, thinking of trying my luck at the local art fair. Though, I’m not sure if anything will sell.”

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

offer encouragement, Rachel returned, having overheard the conversation. She laughed, “Why bother, Lorna? A painting takes ages,

but Cordelia suddenly grasped her wrist,

gaze

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

an average–looking man with those

flashed on the screen, Rachel’s

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

evident, “Rachel, that’s Calvert on the news. Did Kermit

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

this can’t be true.”

scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit,

and her knees threatened to buckle.

steadied her, “Are you

fine. It’s just fake news. Calvert can’t

to find Kermit and make sense of

to Cordelia. “What

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

entered, she saw Steward, frantic and

felt her

“Find Kermit, now.”

Kermit was unreachable. No one

grim as he approached Steward and asked, “Dad,