Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 281

The entire banquet hall fell into a hushed silence.

Everyone seemed to freeze in place, as if a pause button had been hit.

Sanderson stood there, shell-shocked, wondering if he'd misheard.

Yates, standing nearby, had risen to his feet, ready to intervene. He thought, if Bill gave Everard a hard time, he'd have to step in!

The old man couldn't just watch Everard get on Bill's bad side, forcing him to come to Everard's aid.

Helping Everard was essentially helping Lia.

His expression bore a trace of impatience, finding Lia's choice of boyfriend a real headache. Not only was he lacking in capability, but he also seemed to rub people the wrong way.

But then again, what mattered was Lia's happiness, right?

That impatience now froze on his face, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

Rachel and Juliana's jaws dropped, incredulous at the scene before them.

The evening had been Hanley's moment to shine, leaving them quite pleased, feeling they'd outshone the main branch of the family. But now... had Bill and Hackett called out the wrong name?

They weren't the only ones doubting; Kermit harbored the same suspicion.

Even Steward was lost for words...

The first to snap out of it was Cordelia.

She had turned her head the moment Bill appeared at the top of the stairs.

Initially, she thought about covering for her boyfriend, given how he'd been treating her lately.

But as soon as she saw Bill, she froze, only realizing the situation when Bill descended the stairs and approached them. Bill was none other than Vince?!

So, Everard hadn't fallen out with Bill at all!

Seeing Bill's respectful demeanor towards Everard at the Midnight Scent, it was evident he was like a subordinate. So, who exactly was Everard?! Hearing the term "boss," Cordelia was stunned, blurting out, "Boss?"

Everard, who had been idly playing with his phone, slowly looked up.

His tall frame exuded an aura of authority even as he sat on the sofa, once again becoming the center of attention.

air

Cordelia, a smirk playing on

Cordelia was speechless.

the question on everyone's mind, his

mistaken, but Hackett's acknowledgment

in Greenmeadow, and now Hackett stood before

Instead, Bill straightened up, his voice tinged with a Western accent, "You

Kermit was puzzled.

Fortuna Group. He seldom gets involved directly these

What?!

Founder of Fortuna Group?!

in the room gulped, staring

meteorically years ago, with ventures nationwide. Yet, no one knew the face behind it, all operations being

all of the Griffin family's assets were

need resources, they

in the vast Superiority Country,

Fortuna Group

her

national Olympiads at thirteen, securing a world championship

promising star in the realm of mathematics disappeared,

earlier judgment of Everard as a love-struck fool, now questioning... what doesn't Everard know how to

room erupted into a buzz of activity, everyone standing up, their faces a mix of horror and

however, turned to Sanderson, breaking the silence, "Uncle, the

Go?

moment, but Sanderson

others, who had followed Sanderson, shifted from despair

starting anew with their old boss and offending Bill in the

Mr. Delaney, the son-in-law of the Fortuna Group founder, and

crowd was now buzzing with

turned to Sanderson, voices united,

new venture tomorrow... for

once downtrodden son-in-law, who had been at the lowest point of his career, had suddenly shot up to stardom, leaving him in

furious

blame Everard for deceiving them, but at the same time, he couldn't help feeling a bit grateful. If it weren't for Everard, he would've never seen

that moment, Sanderson's emotions were a

graciously stepped back, paving the way for Sanderson

was followed by Lorna, then came Everard and