Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 3

The next day, a curious crowd of students surrounded the seniors in Class 1 at Greenmeadow International School.

“Is that the new transfer student?“–

“I heard she’s the Delaney kid who went missing for eighteen years, and they finally found her in some rural orphanage.

“A country bumpkin, huh? Can she even understand our foreign language teacher’s lectures?”

“Can she keep up with our dance classes or the piano lessons? Has she ever even touched a piano?”

In the midst of the scoffs, a differing voice piped up, “But, she’s pretty hot.

Everyone’s gaze shifted to the back of the classroom, where Cordelia was reading a book.

She sat there quietly, her pale fingers holding a set of practice exams, her hair neatly tied in a ponytail, revealing a perfect forehead. In her black and white uniform, she exuded an air of scholarly poise, her expressionless face focused on the test papers, and her beautiful eyes veiled in a mist.

A few boys nearby couldn’t take their eyes off her.

Most students at Greenmeadow International School came from wealthy families, used to seeing all kinds of starlets and beauties, but a beauty like Cordelia was rare.

Seeing the boys attracted, a girl’s voice pierced the air sharply, “Juliana, why is your cousin ignoring everyone? Is she that stuck–up?”

Juliana glanced at the handsome boy beside her, her eyes flickering. “Don’t say that. My cousin’s just a bit slow on the uptake. She’s new and might need everyone’s help with her studies.”

“Slow on the uptake? So, she’s a ditz, huh?“:

“No wonder she looks so dull and dim!”

The class president complained, “If she’s a ditz, she shouldn’t be in our class. There’s a baseline test today, and what if she drags down our class average?”

Class 1 was the elite class of the school, where each student carried a sense of pride.

“Why is she even in our class?”

Someone suddenly remarked, “Could it be for Hanley Foster?”

at the school heartthrob, Hanley.

arranged engagement, a typical alliance of wealth. But since the Delaney family’s eldest

Juliana.

could it be she wanted to reclaim

nudged Hanley’s shoulder, joking, “Will you

irritable, Hanley clenched his jaw, his sarcasm barely veiled. “How could I possibly fancy a dim–witted girl like

up. “So, you’re going to call off the

“Bang!”

swung open as Mr. Latham, the homeroom teacher, strode in, slamming the test papers onto the desk and disrupting the chatter. The man in his forties frowned deeply. “Look how wild you’ve gotten after

week! Now clean up your desks. Class president,

rustled

president divided the papers into stacks and passed them back

student in front of Cordelia passed her the papers.

up as if she hadn’t heard the

exam, Hanley glanced back

stared straight at the questions, writing an answer every

she stood up and

with disdain. Was she

her to senior year to buy a high–priced diploma, right? In the world of the wealthy, that move was

such useless

the podium, also felt a headache coming

and was a bit off in the head, had been

her paper after just half an hour, essentially giving

it. Looking down, he found the paper clean and neat, with direct answers written for the multiple–choice and fill–in–the–blank questions.

first question, choice C, was

B, also correct. Lucky streak?

question and the fourth… Mr. Latham’s eyes widened in disbelief

Cordelia strolled downstairs.

strengths

from her classmates, so after completing the overly simple test, she decided

building, she was hit by a wave of heat, regretting

paper.