Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 114

Yates glanced instinctively toward the stairwell.

Hackett, bursting with vitality and dressed in a sharp tweed jacket, was descending the stairs with a spring in his step, accompanied by a young man sporting an infectious grin framed by dimples that deepened with his laughter. It had to be Calvert.

But why was Calvert wearing a sleek black suit?

Stunned, Yates turned slowly to Everard, hardly believing his eyes. Up close, the label on the clothing was unmistakable.

The cut, the quality…

Yates was dumbfounded, blurting out incredulously, “That suit is not a knock–off, is it?”

A knock–off?

Just from those two words, Everard understood why they had insisted he change clothes. They thought he was wearing a counterfeit?

A chill crept into his sharp gaze, a frosty distance that was worlds apart from his demeanor around Cordelia. His voice was tinged with a cold, cutting edge, “So, are we still swapping clothes?”

Yates wanted to slap himself. Swap clothes? Not a chance.

He tossed the clothes in his hands into the dressing room, only then realizing something amiss, “Hold on, how can you afford the real deal?”

“Midnight Scent must be raking in the cash,” he thought.

Too late, Everard at the door was already gone. Yates hurried forward, just in time to see Everard blend into the crowd and disappear.

As Calvert and Hackett made their way downstairs, Calvert had hoped to surprise Cordelia, who he knew would be in the hall. But before he could find her, he was waylaid, “Mr. Wallace, good to meet you. I’m Kermit.”

Kermit? Calvert paused, sizing up Kermit. “So this was Lia’s bumbling uncle.” he thought.

strained smile and a noncommittal “Okay.”

crowd was eager to engage with him, and he was trapped into exchanging pleasantries.

the fringes, Sanderson stood beside Steward, staring at the besieged Calvert, thinking he

nudged him, “Sanderson, what are you spacing out for? Go

connections in business was crucial.

know Calvert could be

out of the crowd, boasting, “Sanderson, why are you daydreaming here? Luckily I was by the stairs, and I just greeted Mr. Wallace. He noticed me for sure, and I’m planning to

moved, “Sanderson, sometimes you’re just too stiff. If

came from the crowd, “Excuse me, please.”

Red Sea, and Calvert approached Sanderson, greeting him with a sweet smile,

between Sanderson and

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happening.

out of his daze, realized

just about celebrating Hackett’s birthday, it was also about finding him a

took on a patriarchal tone, “You, come with

was daring to speak to

“Alright. By the way, have Mrs. Delaney and Lia arrived?”

to call her that. And he

going to them.” He intended to show Lia the true nature of this gold–digger, to prevent her

watched as Calvert obediently followed Sanderson,

Elsewhere.

down, Fanny and Sallie had already descended the stairs. They headed toward the

Lorna, anxious to prevent her from further harassment by the

an item after just one

interest. A bit more

and it’s natural for Mr. Wallace

Fanny turned to Lorna with a calculated inquiry, “Has Cordelia’s boyfriend shown up? Introduce him to us.”

dear, I forgot his background. He wouldn’t fit in at this. kind of event,