Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 260

Lorna was taken aback, her face a picture of surprise, as she instinctively responded, "Emeralds? We don't have any emerald gemstones." Laurinda's face darkened immediately. "Even if you don't want to lend them, don't make excuses! I heard from Juliana that you let Cordelia take a whole box of gemstones to school to show off. So, you have them when it's time to boast, but now that I need them, suddenly you don't?"

Lorna glanced at Sanderson, worried he might also think she had them but refused to lend them to Laurinda. Even though Laurinda and Sanderson had officially cut ties, Laurinda was still his biological mother, and as his wife, Lorna didn't want to be overly distant.

She hurriedly spoke up, "We really don't have them, Sanderson knows best!"

Upon hearing this, Sanderson nodded in agreement. If there was anything valuable in the house, he would be more aware of it than Lorna. The most valuable thing currently was the painting hanging in Cordelia's room, an early work of Lorna's, now worth millions. But since Lorna had gifted it to her daughter, she wouldn't consider selling it.

Laurinda turned to Sanderson, only to hear him say, "Mom, you're the only one who believes Juliana! If there really was a box full of gemstones the size of pigeon eggs, do you think I'd let Lia take it to school? It's obviously a lie!"

Laurinda, however, was more inclined to believe Juliana. “Juliana and one of her classmates, that Lee girl, said the same thing. And it's spread all over the class, even posted on the school's online forum. It can't be fake!"

Sanderson scoffed, "Did Lia admit to it?"

Laurinda was taken aback.

Sanderson continued, "It's probably just a box of rocks that was mistaken for something else."

Laurinda, now somewhat convinced, frowned. "At such a young age, starting to show off at school. Just because Juliana got a gemstone ring from an old family friend? Competing over such things, really shows she was raised without manners!"

Laurinda's requests were one thing, but her slandering Cordelia was where Sanderson and Lorna drew the line.

Lorna immediately retorted, "Mom, how can you say such things about Lia?"

it's time

seen enough to know Laurinda just didn't like him or Lorna, and

and I can't say a word? I discipline Juliana all the time, but when it's Cordelia, you get all protective? Regardless, I'm her elder! Since Cordelia came back, has she even once called

thy father and thy mother' goes both ways. If a

of traditional values

you're defying your elders now? I gave birth to Sanderson, I gave him life! By law, he should take care of me! I raised him single-handedly, if not for

when you were little, I skipped lunch to buy you a pencil case, and I fainted

have I committed to deserve this?

a bad son, go ahead and sue me. The law

million without saving anything, legally, Sanderson would still have to support

knowing her selfish nature, it was unlikely she hadn't saved anything for herself. Her account was full of money, and the

demanding a monthly allowance from Sanderson, she was told that with such a

changed her tune. "We're all family here, why bring lawyers into

stood up and headed for the door, "I have dinner waiting at home. Just remember what I said about your father's birthday. And bring

saw Cordelia, Laurinda huffed

next day at school, Cordelia noticed the changed looks from her classmates, whispers of "vanity," "hypocrisy," and "showing off" floating

didn't pay any mind to the

entered

voice echoing off the walls, "Seriously, some people have no shame, flaunting fake

on, don't

the others started murmuring and pointing fingers at