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.”

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

painting, thinking of trying my luck at the local art fair. Though, I’m not sure if anything

painting for a few thousand, it could buy Cordelia a

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 cover a

suddenly grasped her

Cordelia’s gaze to

work of at sophisticated fraud ring, led by Calvert, with

man with those

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

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

“Rachel, that’s Calvert on the news. Did Kermit give him the money?”

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

can’t

the scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit, and then Jimmy,

premonition washed over Rachel, and her knees threatened to buckle.

steadied her, “Are you alright?”

fake news. Calvert can’t be a

out, desperate to find Kermit

Rachel had left, Lorna turned to Cordelia. “What should we buy,

the task at hand, they chose some gifts together. Afterward, Lorna phoned Sanderson,

her mind in turmoil. As she entered, she saw Steward, frantic and

Rachel felt her legs

“Find Kermit, now.”

but Kermit was unreachable. No one knew where he had gone.

grim as he approached Steward and asked, “Dad, what’s happened to

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