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.

were still reeling from the

usually composed daughter a bit off, Lorna finally

Cordelia responded, "Italian."

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

thinking of learning Italian. It seems

and Sanderson

"You want to learn Italian? That's all you're

other languages too. Japanese, Korean, French... What

at a loss for

glances again as they

as usual, Sanderson couldn't help but call out, "Lia,

on the couch,

was best to be direct. "Lia, how did you really meet Everard? What's your relationship with him? You're still young and naive, and we're worried

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

a bar owner, someone they could influence to ensure

But now-

Cordelia were to be wronged, they doubted they could even stand up for her against

"I went to his bar, Midnight Scent, to buy a drink.

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

then asked, "Do you love him more, or does he love

moment of thought, Cordelia

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

was at

Sanderson coughed, signaling, "That's enough, Lia. You

nodded and headed

gone, Lorna turned to Sanderson, "Why did you stop

furrowed his brow