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.”

herself, let alone save money.

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

if she could sell a painting for a few thousand, it could

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

grasped her wrist, silencing her with a shushing

gaze

sophisticated fraud ring, led by Calvert, with accomplices at large. Police have issued warrants for their arrest. Here are their photos, and if you see them,

an average–looking man with those tiny

photo flashed on the screen,

Cordelia, “Doesn’t he

Calvert on the news. Did Kermit give him

in, Rachel’s grip loosened, and her shopping bags

can’t

the scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit, and then Jimmy, but no one

washed over Rachel, and her knees

growing concerned, steadied her, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine. It’s just fake news.

to find Kermit and make sense of the chaos.

Cordelia. “What should

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

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

the situation, Rachel felt her legs

“Find Kermit, now.”

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

he approached Steward