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?”

everyone looked at the school heartthrob, Hanley.

circles that the Delaney and Foster families had an arranged engagement, a typical alliance of

Juliana.

be she wanted

Hanley’s shoulder, joking, “Will you get hitched to

veiled. “How could I possibly fancy a dim–witted girl like

“So, you’re going to

“Bang!”

homeroom teacher, strode in, slamming the test papers onto the desk and disrupting the chatter. The man in his forties frowned deeply. “Look

for a week! Now clean up your desks. Class president, distribute the

instantly rustled

class president divided the papers into stacks and passed them back from

student in front of Cordelia passed her the

hadn’t heard the previous discussion, calmly took

on the exam, Hanley glanced back in

straight at the questions, writing an answer every

an hour later, she stood up and

Was she scribbling

to buy a high–priced diploma, right? In

despised such useless people the most.

podium, also felt a headache coming on.

in the head, had been placed in his class,

paper after just half an hour, essentially giving up.

and neat,

choice C,

was B, also correct.

fourth… Mr. Latham’s eyes widened in disbelief

Cordelia strolled downstairs.

Perhaps having particular strengths meant having weaknesses, too. She was somewhat slow to process emotions and social interactions, but she was not

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

was hit by a wave of heat, regretting her haste in

paper.