Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 118

Downstairs, the banquet hall was buzzing while upstairs, however, tranquility reigned.

Merry, puzzled, broke the silence. “Did I just imagine that? It felt like there was someone in this room. What is this place?”

Yates replied, “Storage room.”

Merry called out, “Lia, are you in there?”

Cordelia was silent. She had been tucked away here for over twenty minutes, and Everard had taken

advantages of her. But now, she was on the verge of being discovered?

She glared at Everard, wishing he could just vanish on the spot. Everard, witnessing Cordelia’s fluster for the first time, couldn’t help but let out a low, amused chuckle.

Cordelia shot him a look that could kill, whispering fiercely, “Aren’t you worried about getting caught?”

Everard chuckled again, the thrill of the moment evident in his voice, “Not in the slightest.”

The look of indignation on the girl’s face, reminiscent of a cat with its fur standing on end, oddly elevated his spirits.

With a comforting pat on her head and a mental effort to suppress his mischievous thoughts, Everard murmured, “I’ll distract them.”

Before she could protest, he was out the door, leaving Cordelia to her frazzled thoughts.

Can he really do it?

Just as the thought crossed her mind, she heard Merry’s exclamation from outside, “Hey, is that Lia’s boyfriend? What are you doing in the storage room?”

Everard, without missing a beat, replied absentmindedly, “Oh, just playing with a kitten.”

Merry’s curiosity was piqued. “A kitten? Where? I want to see.”

Everard, blocking the doorway, said nonchalantly, “It scampered out the window.”

Cordelia was mortified.

this scenario? But to her surprise, Merry bought it. That’s a

fearing their cover was blown.

piercing gaze shifted from the storage room to Everard. The satisfaction

five seconds, Yates spoke with a double meaning, “I rather wish that

on, “A stray cat, huh?”

reply, simply turned and

back to his room. As they entered, Yates. paused, his eyes locking with Everard’s

expression was one of cold amusement, a smirk of victory playing upon

his lips pressed

away, his thoughts darkening at the memory of something the young man had said earlier, about how ‘she’s probably better off finding

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study.”

If that’s the case, then it was time to

at Everard before sighing in relief, “Lucky there are stray cats around here, or we would’ve

glint of amusement passed through Everard’s eyes. She’s so

night advancing, Cordelia didn’t return to Yates‘ room. After texting Merry, she descended the

slipped into the study where Hackett had been awaiting his arrival. Upon seeing him, Hackett snapped to attention, “Mr.

nodded slightly before taking a seat, casually starting

at everything, poor at studies, quick

family only has this grandson left. I just want him to live, not expecting any greatness–it’s his

of ‘his parents. After a moment, he said flatly. “I’ll pretend I didn’t see

his voice

silent once again.

cool tone, “If

You’ve given the

young brat can squander it all he wants, and it’d still be

atmosphere relaxed considerably.

getting

exchange, Hackett inquired, “Are you here in Greenmeadow on some assignment? If the Griffin family can be of help, I’m at

him off, “I’ll be fine.” Pausing, he added, “I’m just

a girlfriend… does that mean he hadn’t won her over yet?