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

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

beside Steward, staring at the besieged Calvert, thinking he must

what are you spacing out for? Go introduce yourself.”

connections in business

could

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

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

speaking, a voice came from the crowd, “Excuse me, please.”

Calvert approached Sanderson, greeting him with a

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

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happening.

snapping out of his daze, realized

today wasn’t just about celebrating Hackett’s birthday, it was also about finding him

a patriarchal tone, “You, come with me.”

baffled and thought, “Sanderson was daring to

the way,

“Lia’s kept man had the audacity to call her that. And he dared to look

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

crowd watched as Calvert obediently followed Sanderson, striding confidently through the throng.

Elsewhere.

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

further harassment by the duo.

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

other ladies gushed, “Exchanging contacts means there’s interest. A bit more conversation and

it’s natural for Mr. Wallace to

calculated inquiry, “Has Cordelia’s boyfriend shown up? Introduce him

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