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 were all hits….

genius,” came

lips into a

had just learned that his family had arranged for him to marry Juliana, a relief in itself.

too shabby.

eyes as Daniel placed a

smile froze,

they pondered, a breathless Latham added, “Let’s extend our warmest congratulations to Cordelia! Her grasp of mathematics is remarkable. Despite

tableau, erupted into whispers and turned heads, all eyes

back row.

lift her head, her gaze sharpening on him. Then, with a

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

her mind

“Class dismissed!”

just in time for the

gone than the room erupted into noise.

“Screech!”

Cordelia, right? I’m Merry,” she announced, her vibrant pink hair and dramatic

moment, replying simply, “Nice to meet you.”

cling to his top spot. I gotta

with a noncommittal, “Oh.”

family thought your grades were embarrassing, so they called off the engagement? Are you gonna try and top the

silent, her first impression of Merry being that of an

next class began, Juliana, playing her role as a volunteer, collected the papers. The first thing was check Cordelia’s result. Upon seeing the

comment. “Hanley

she did

do you think

I’m not sure whether Cordelia beats Hanley or not, but she’ll definitely better

room for pride.” Merry chuckled, “Oh, I couldn’t be prouder to rank the last in

off, fuming.

weren’t out until the end of the school day, posted on the wall for all to see.

Grades were just a number to her. She grabbed her bag and was the first to head