Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 104

Chapter 104

The room fell into a mix of expressions, each telling its own story.

Sanderson’s gaze on Laurinda was a mix of disbelief and tension. He had thought his request would be met with refusal, but she agreed without hesitation.

That was his mom. How ridiculous!

Lorna, seeing his distress, reached for Sanderson’s hand and found it ice cold, his fingers clenched tight. It was evident he was deeply upset.

Lorna never imagined Laurinda could be so heartless.

Laurinda, oblivious to the tension, pressed urgently, “Sanderson, your word’s your bond?”

Steward found himself speechless, unable to fathom Laurinda’s foolishness, his voice barely above a hoarse whisper, “Do you even understand what you’re agreeing to?”

“Of course,” Laurinda replied, her voice cool and detached, “We’ve severed our relationship, right? Fine by me. What good does keeping ties do me? Might as well make a clean break and get it over with.”

She shot Rachel a glare after her declaration. Kermit and Rachel had been sweet–talking her, tricking her into giving away two–thirds of her money. Now it was all gone.

She resented Kermit, but what could she do? Rachel had produced a son, the very future of the Delaney family.

Steward stared at her, lost for words. And Sanderson also remained silent.

As numbness spread through his body, a clear and cool voice pierced the haze, “We should get this notarized

first.

Sanderson looked up, his eyes meeting Cordelia’s serious gaze.

In that moment, warmth flooded his heart. He still had Cordelia and Lorna.

a notary document. And Kermit, you’ll need to write

too,”

in agreement, “Sure thing.”

voice trembled with emotion, “Kermit, think this through. What if the

My

that money was

been at this game for years, with elaborate schemes. Once the money hit their accounts, it was sliced and diced into hundreds and thousands of transactions, laundered

bverseas. Getting even a few

by magic, scribbling his signature and passing it to Sanderson,

a clear sign

wonder Laurinda

they had targeted Sanderson

lost, feeling something heavy in

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wrong. By always yielding, he had neglected the family

was

aged a decade in that moment, deflated. Without a word,

signed the document, then rose, “We should head back. Once the notary. is

Manor, the drive home was silent. Sanderson sat in the passenger seat, wordless.

Cordelia’s hand

of strength or poor strategy, but the folly of bribing the

Silence fell again.

a family, like a nation, needed governance.

heart felt lighter. He glanced at Cordelia, unsure if her recitation was intentional or

liquid

a twinge of guilt, “How will we manage

had little hope the police would recover the funds, and without immediate control of the perpetrators, the money was easily moved. But spending thirty million to sever ties with the

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