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

eager to engage with him,

at the besieged Calvert, thinking he must be hallucinating.

nudged him, “Sanderson, what are you

connections in business was crucial.

know Calvert could

still in a daze, watched as Kermit squeezed 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 visit him tomorrow, to see if there’s a chance to

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

finished speaking, a voice came from

Red Sea, and Calvert approached Sanderson, greeting him with

between Sanderson and Calvert,

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happening.

of his daze, realized it

him a girlfriend. This guy, already entangled with

he took on a patriarchal tone,

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

nodded, “Alright. By the way, have Mrs. Delaney and Lia

thought, “Lia’s kept man had the audacity to call her that.

to show Lia the true

as Calvert obediently followed Sanderson, striding confidently

Elsewhere.

the stairs. They headed toward the lounge. where Lorna was waiting.

Cordelia watched over Lorna, anxious to prevent her from further harassment by the duo. After signaling Merry,

she approached, she heard Fanny boasting about her daughter’s prospects, “Oh, it’s not like they’re an item after just one meeting, but Mr. Wallace and Sallie have exchanged

gushed, “Exchanging contacts means there’s interest. A bit more conversation and it’s in the

beautiful, and it’s natural for Mr. Wallace to like

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

his background. He wouldn’t fit in at this. kind