Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

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.

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

too,”

nodded in agreement,

What if the cops recover

affirmed, “No regrets. My

money was gone for good.

had consulted experts, and these swindlers had 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it was sliced and diced into hundreds and thousands of transactions, laundered through countless accounts, the majority withdrawn immediately. The

bverseas. Getting even a few million back would be a miracle.

and passing it to Sanderson, “Sanderson, take a look. Once we get it notarized, it’s a

a clear

wonder Laurinda

had targeted Sanderson on this

appetite lost, feeling something heavy in his chest,

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wrong. By always yielding, he had neglected the family matters, letting things spiral out

was falling

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

him leave. He signed the document, then rose, “We should head back. Once the notary. is done tomorrow, I’ll transfer

drive home was silent.

held Cordelia’s hand in the backseat.

the driver, were solemn, the only sound Cordelia’s soft recitation, “When nations fall, it’s not for lack of strength or poor strategy, but the folly of bribing the enemy. To weaken oneself by bribery paves the road to

Silence fell again.

paused, then realized, a family, like a nation, needed governance. The Delaney family’s disintegration wasn’t his failure, but Laurinda’s

heart felt lighter. He glanced at Cordelia,

liquid assets, exactly

felt a twinge of guilt, “How will we manage expenses until the next

police would recover the funds, and without immediate control of the perpetrators, the money