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.

been a toss–up on a few questions, but it seemed

kudos! You’re a genius,” came Juliana’s congratulations.

his lips into a smile at her

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

Not too

Daniel placed a paper on

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

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

tableau, erupted into whispers and turned heads, all

back row.

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.”

if slapped

him, Juliana was equally frozen, her mind a loop of denial, “Impossible!

“Class dismissed!”

in time for the bell and left the classroom.

than the room

“Screech!”

chair scraped across the floor as Merry, Cordelia’s front–row neighbor, swung around in her seat. With the laxity of a ragdoll, she leaned on Cordelia’s desk. “Hey, you’re Cordelia, right? I’m Merry,” she announced, her vibrant pink hair and dramatic makeup reminiscent

replying simply, “Nice to meet

school is buzzing on the forum about whether Hanley can cling to his top spot.

responded with a noncommittal,

embarrassing, so they called off the engagement? Are you gonna try and

Merry being that of an

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

to catch Merry’s comment. “Hanley

she did

Cordelia, with this result, do you

and tilted her head at Juliana,” I’m not sure whether Cordelia beats Hanley or not, but she’ll

sneered, “Considering you’re at the bottom, I suppose you have no room for

stormed off, fuming.

weren’t out until the end of the school day,

a number to her. She grabbed her bag