Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 8

Latham strode into the classroom, his arrival predating the bell’s chime by mere seconds.

He dropped a stack of thick papers onto the desk at the front, Daniel, would you mind handing these out?”

A hush fell over the room as Cordelia, seated at the back, watched necks crane and bodies lean forward in anticipation. As the papers made their rounds, a cacophony of sighs and gasps peppered the air from every

comer.

Daniel, a slim figure with glasses that seemed too heavy for his face, approached Juliana and handed her the

paper.

Curiosity bubbled up from the desks, “What do you get?”

Juliana glanced at her score with a mix of ease and pride in her voice. “A”

“And you nailed that with these brain–busters? Impressive!”

Juliana feigned modesty. ‘Oh, it’s nothing. I’m still trailing behind Hanley”

“No need to compare with that guy who is been raking in math awards since he was in diapers. But you know, you’re two peas in a pod, academically speaking.

Amidst the surrounding exclamations of admiration, Juliana inevitably drifted her gaze to the back row

With a hint of teasing, she said, “Daniel, would you be a dear and check my cousin’s grade?”

Fumbling through the papers, Daniel didn’t find Cordelia’s but instead pulled out Hanley’s and promptly handed it over…

Before the commotion could settle, Latham announced from the front, “This math test, there’s only one perfect score in the entire grade, and it’s from our class!”

“Wow!”

“Hanley’s got to be the man, right?”

As the class buzzed with astonishment, Hanley quietly exhaled in relief.

a few questions, but it seemed they

kudos! You’re a genius,” came

his lips into a smile

for him to marry Juliana, a relief in itself. A guy like him deserved nothing but the best,

too shabby.

eyes as Daniel

subconsciously glanced at the result. His smile froze, ‘A? Was there some mistake?”

to Cordelia! Her grasp of mathematics is remarkable. Despite the difficulty

whispers and turned heads, all eyes on the girl

back row.

to see Cordelia slowly lift her head, her gaze sharpening on him. Then, with a slow and knowing smile, Cordelia whispered just loud enough for him to hear, “Not bad.”

to Hanley’s cheeks as if slapped by an invisible hand.

Juliana was equally frozen, her mind a

“Class dismissed!”

just in time for the bell and left the

than

“Screech!”

swung around in her seat. With the laxity of a ragdoll, she leaned on Cordelia’s desk. “Hey, you’re Cordelia,

eyeballed her for a moment, replying simply,

phone and chirped, “The whole school is buzzing on the forum about whether Hanley can cling to his top spot. I gotta say I’ve had it

responded with a noncommittal, “Oh.”

were embarrassing, so they called off the engagement?

first impression of Merry being

Juliana, playing her role as a volunteer, collected the papers. The

hand, just in time to catch Merry’s comment. “Hanley is no

she did

Cordelia, with this result, do you think

Hanley or not, but she’ll definitely better than

sneered, “Considering you’re at the bottom, I suppose you have no room for pride.” Merry chuckled, “Oh, I couldn’t be prouder to rank the last in

off, fuming.

until the end of the school day, posted on the wall

Grades were just a number to her. She grabbed her bag