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.

on a few questions, but it seemed

genius,” came

lips into a

to marry Juliana, a relief in itself. A

Not too

Daniel placed a paper on his desk.

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

pondered, a breathless Latham added, “Let’s extend our warmest congratulations to Cordelia! Her grasp of mathematics is remarkable. Despite the difficulty of this exam, her result was unexpected,

as still as a tableau, erupted into whispers and turned heads, all eyes on the girl in the

back row.

see Cordelia slowly lift her head, her gaze sharpening on him. Then, with a slow and knowing smile, Cordelia whispered just loud enough

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

was equally frozen, her mind a loop of denial,

“Class dismissed!”

the review just in time for

than

“Screech!”

Cordelia, right? I’m Merry,” she announced, her vibrant pink hair and dramatic makeup reminiscent of a cartoon character. She

her for a moment, replying simply, “Nice

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.”

Foster family thought your grades were embarrassing, so they called off the engagement? Are

impression of Merry being that of an

a volunteer, collected the papers. The first thing was check Cordelia’s

comment. “Hanley

she did

Literature paper, “B+. Cordelia, with this result, do you think you can

not sure whether Cordelia beats Hanley or not, but she’ll definitely better than you. What’s there for

no room for pride.” Merry chuckled, “Oh, I couldn’t be prouder to rank the last

off, fuming.

end of the school day, posted on the wall for

to look. Grades were just a number to her. She grabbed her bag and was