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.”

let alone save money. Thankfully, Sanderson didn’t mind, but spending her

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

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

returned, having overheard the conversation. She laughed, “Why bother, Lorna? A painting takes ages, and even if it sells, what, for a few hundred?

suddenly grasped her wrist, silencing her with

paused, following Cordelia’s gaze to the TV.

said, “This is the work of at sophisticated fraud ring, led by Calvert, with accomplices at large. Police have issued warrants for their

first photo showed an average–looking man with those tiny eyes that

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

Cordelia, “Doesn’t he look

Calvert on the news. Did Kermit

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

this can’t be

the scattered bags, she frantically called Kermit, and then

over Rachel, and her knees

steadied her,

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

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

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

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

the family mansion, her mind in turmoil. As she entered, she saw Steward, frantic and pale, descending the stairs. He immediately asked,

the gravity of the situation, Rachel felt her

“Find Kermit, now.”

Kermit was unreachable.

Sanderson arrived, his face grim as he approached Steward and asked, “Dad, what’s happened to Kermit?”