Chapter 100

The scent of alcohol was heavy in the air of the room, so potent that Rachel had to cover her nose as she stood hesitantly at the doorway. Sanderson, looking at Kermit’s drunken state, snapped, “You damn fool, you think I want to deal with you? If it weren’t for Dad’s sake, I wouldn’t have come back today”

Kermit, bleary–eyed and swaying, waved a hand dismissively. “Then get lost, who the hell asked you to come back? Let me be clear, even if I’m about to hit it big, or if I end up broke begging on the streets, I wouldn’t ask you for a dime. And you don’t even think about getting a cut of my money” With that, he flopped back down.

Turning on his heel, Sanderson made for the exit, but as he reached the door, he saw Steward, supported by a caretaker, looking pale and unsteady.

Sanderson let out a sigh, “Dad, you heard him. I can’t deal with this right now, and I’m heading back.”

Steward seemed to want to say something, his mouth opened, but no words came out.

After Sanderson left without a backward glance, Steward entered the room and struck Kermit with his cane.

Kermit yelped in pain and leaped from the bed. “Dad, what the hell?”

Steward didn’t say a word and kept swinging the cane, “That’s for sleeping, and for what you said to Sanderson. Don’t you get it, Calvert is a scammer, and you’re being lied to.”

Kermit, who had been hopping around in pain, froze when he heard the rest, sobering up instantly, “What did you say?”

The Delaney Manor was in chaos. Rachel and Juliana clung to each other, weeping, while Kermit stood there dazed for a long time before he and Rachel rushed over to the Smith family to figure out what was going on.

The Smith family had it worse. They had invested a whopping $120 million and only made back $10 million in Interest, which meant they had lost $110 million. The entire family was in the living room, crying their eyes

out, bankrupt overnight.

Rachel and Kermit, seeing this, suddenly felt lucky. Luckily they hadn’t had time to liquidate their newly acquired property and company shares to invest more.

The Delaney Manor was shrouded in gloom, but when Sanderson returned to his new home, he found Lorna sitting gracefully in the dining room, softly speaking with Cordelia.

light bathed. the two most important women in his life. Sanderson couldn’t help but smile, dropping all resentment,

they all

to retreat to his bedroom for a shower when Cordelia

she handed him a tie,

His eyes

contain the smile as he took the tie. “Look at you, Lia, all

slipped on a suit and was preening in front of the mirror when Lorna walked in, “Look, a gift from my

chuckled, “No,

face, “Well, no matter. When Lia

outfits, Lorna in a purple dress, and Cordelia in a purple frock. Sanderson couldn’t help but

I don’t have

to behold, but Cordelia was none the wiser. She carefully packed away the gifts she had prepared for everyone in her backpack, Shopping had taken up more time than expected, so she could only afford two hours of study

the first to rise, learning for half an hour before joining Sanderson and Lorna for breakfast.

a con artist around 25 or

“I can’t believe the Smiths fell for it so easily, dropping a whopping hundred million just like that. Were they under some kind

his milk quickly, added, “These scam rings are experienced. You see, only the Smith family and the Delaney family were targeted by ‘Calvert‘, so he didn’t

really Calvert, it’s not as good

it’s not just any scam. No point in searching anymore. Hackett’s birthday is

the breakfast, and as Cordelia left with it, Sanderson called out, adjusting his suit, “The driver’s off today, so, um, I’ll hitch a ride with you. I’ll

ulterior motives, simply

“You know how to drive. You’re not really hitching a ride, but

“Don’t you want to see what this guy looks like, the one our daughter’s been keeping company with?”

her phone camera toward the man next to her, “Take a photo, or I spill

surrendering to her whims, “As

arrived at

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