Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 282

"How did you handle that pretty boy?"

Rachel was at a loss for words. "Pretty boy?" she thought, unsure if it was because of Everard's reputation or his intimidating presence. As Everard left, he glanced back, his gaze so commanding that Rachel felt a chill run down her spine.

She stuttered, unable to form a coherent sentence.

Belinda leaned in, whispering, "Why the silence? We're practically family now. What's there to hide?"

The Delaney family wasn't exactly on par with the Fosters, which had always made Belinda somewhat skeptical about Juliana's engagement to them.

She continued, a bit louder now, "Is it because you didn't want to make a scene in front of everyone? If it's bothering you, you could always show that pretty boy who's boss. It's just a bar, Midnight Scent, right...?"

Confront the founder of Fortuna Group?

She must have a death wish!

Worried about the Fosters possibly retaliating, Rachel blurted out, "Please don't! That guy... he's not just some pretty boy. He's the founder of Fortuna Group! Even Bill treats him with the utmost respect, calling him 'boss'!"

Silence fell upon them.

It took a moment for Belinda to recover before she laughed, "You're joking, right?"

Rachel sighed, "I'm dead serious. This is no joke."

Belinda was speechless.

Unaware of the Delaney family's shock, Cordelia sat in the car on the way home, lost in thought with a vocabulary book in her lap.

from the news, both staring at

a bit off, Lorna finally broke the

Cordelia responded, "Italian."

him Everard, right? Who knew he spoke Italian so well? He doesn't seem like

thinking of learning Italian.

and Sanderson exchanged

"You want to

head, "Yeah, and maybe other languages too. Japanese, Korean, French...

at a loss

again

made to go upstairs as usual, Sanderson couldn't help but call out, "Lia, we need

on the couch,

how did you really meet Everard? What's your relationship with him? You're still young and naive, and we're worried you might be getting

status was intimidating, and the Delaneys felt they couldn't protect

Everard, thinking he was just a

But now-

doubted they could even stand up for her

to his bar, Midnight Scent, to buy a drink. It was love

parents' unease. Everard's powerful identity made it even more crucial not to reveal the "die if not in love" predicament, to

love him more, or does he love

Cordelia

occasionally speaking to her in strange tones, but she genuinely didn't understand

was at

to ask more, Sanderson coughed, signaling, "That's enough, Lia. You can go back

nodded and headed

to Sanderson, "Why did

furrowed his brow