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.

managed a strained smile and a noncommittal “Okay.”

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

beside Steward, staring at the besieged Calvert, thinking he must be hallucinating.

network, nudged him, “Sanderson, what are you spacing out

business was crucial.

Calvert could

you daydreaming here? Luckily I was by the stairs, and I

“Sanderson, sometimes you’re just too stiff. If you don’t make a move, do you expect Mr. Wallace to

a voice came

Sanderson, greeting him with a sweet smile, “Mr. Delaney, good to see you again.”

his eyes darting between Sanderson and Calvert, unable to fathom what was

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happening.

out of his daze, realized

was also about finding him a girlfriend. This guy, already entangled with Lia, was still flirting

on a

thought, “Sanderson was daring to speak to Mr. Wallace like

nodded, “Alright. By the way, have Mrs.

thought, “Lia’s kept man had the audacity to call her that. And he dared to look for her?”

firmly. “We’re going to them.” He intended to show Lia the true nature of this gold–digger, to

watched as Calvert obediently

Elsewhere.

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

from further harassment by the duo. After signaling Merry, she hurried toward Lorna’s

approached, she heard Fanny boasting about her daughter’s prospects, “Oh, it’s not like they’re an item after

there’s interest. A bit more conversation

for Mr. Wallace to like

Lorna with a calculated inquiry, “Has Cordelia’s boyfriend shown

her mouth, feigning forgetfulness, “Oh dear, I forgot his background. He wouldn’t fit in at