Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 143

Lorna furrowed her brow upon hearing those words, her thoughts a tangled web

The old Lorna would have found such matters distracting. Aside from her art, she didn’t want to get involved in anything else. But after all the upheaval she’d been through, especially after making a name for herself this very evening, she felt a shift in her mindset.

She wasn’t blinded by vanity, she too needed to put bread on the table, needed to live. She had parents to consider and Cordelia to care for–she couldn’t afford to be whimsical.

As these thoughts flashed through her mind, she looked at Ballaster and nodded, “Alright.”

Fanny’s pupils shrank in surprise.

Alright?

The Lorna she knew had always looked down on such affairs, but now she was agreeing? She must have known Fanny wanted this collaboration and snatched it away on purpose!

That was just too much!

Resentment and madness flickered in Fanny’s eyes. No, she couldn’t let Lorna have her way!

With Lorna’s agreement, Ballaster invited her to discuss the details of their collaboration at the gallery the next day. After setting the time, Ballaster and Naylor took their leave in their car.

Fanny approached Lorna.

By now, most of the crowd had dissipated, leaving few bystanders.

Dropping all pretense, Fanny stared at Lorna with a mocking smile, “Feeling good, Lorna? Pity though, your four paintings sold for a mere five million, nowhere close to mine!”

Lorna cast her eyes down, speaking with quiet dignity. “The value of art isn’t measured in money.”

She had never seen her art as a means to wealth; her passion for painting came from the heart. The setbacks she’d faced had only dampened her spirits. But now, her pride had returned!

Fanny sneered, “Still playing the saint, Lorna? Just wait, I’ll show you what status can bring!”

After Fanny left with her grievances, in the distance, Naylor coughed and dabbed at his lips with a

handkerchief before asking. “Dad, why did you provoke Fanny like that?”

was shrewd, “How else to make her reveal her

to mention Mr. Watkins‘ directive to make Fanny pay, her audacity to deceive Ballaster was not something

parking lot soon cleared out.

Sanderson headed towards the Delaney family car. Sanderson turned to Everard,

smile playing on his lips, “I

detour to drop him off, Cordelia

cab,”

were all

amiss. After straightening her attire, she saw Everard still hadn’t moved, so she added, “Need me to call you

need,” Everard said, his mouth twitching into a half–smile. He bid farewell to

towards the hotel’s exit.

Lorna shared a look, both feeling

Everard have to fall for their daughter? What a pitiful

about to join them when she spotted

she called out.

gentle features seemed to brighten at the sight of Cordelia, and he greeted her with a smile, “Are you

to,” Cordelia replied. “You got a

have offered to send me if I hadn’t? Louie teased.

momentarily at a loss for words, managing only to

inside the

stark difference in treatment of

and addressing Louie, “Dr. Adams, did you meet Everard today? That’s Lia’s boyfriend. What did you think of

to Loule

to care about others‘ opinions

Cordelia’s gaze, Louie’s only thought was that Cordelia was growing up and starting

and smiled, “He’s quite handsome, and there’s an air of integrity about

her, Everard had already been

praise for

pulled away, Loule remained standing there, the moon’s pale light casting

brought a new

that Lorna was heading to the gallery to discuss a game project with Ballaster. “Lia, want to come

agreed,