Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Everyone simultaneously looked at Juliana and Hanley

Feeling the collective gaze, Juliana straightened up and flashed a smile at Hanley, asking, “What if Cordelial starts hounding you?”

Hanley lifted his chin with an air of finality. “Our engagement is set. It’s not changing for anyone.”

With that, Juliana relaxed,

She and Hanley had grown up together, their relationship always teetering on the edge of something more. Now, with their engagement on the horizon, she trusted that Hanley harbored no feelings for Cordelia.

Their conversation was neither hushed nor loud, but just enough for the onlookers to overhear.

A few snide voices began to mock Cordelia, “Being the top of the class doesn’t mean you can win Hanley’s heart, huh?”

“If I were her, I’d stay well away. How shameless can you get, always hovering around Hanley…”

Cordelia cooled her gaze but before she could speak up, Merry interjected, “Some folks really have nothing better to do than to poke their noses into others‘ business!”

Merry had a sing–song quality, even when she was hurling insults.

The teasers promptly shut their mouths.

Merry then glanced at Juliana and Hanley with a snort, “And some people really have the gall!”

The classroom fell silent. When it came to quick wit, no one could outdo Merry.

Seeing that Merry had defused the situation, Cordelia nodded to show her thanks and made her way to her seat, but Merry turned and headed for the door.

The class president called out, “Merry, class is about to start, where are you off to?”

Merry looked back, blowing a bubble with her gum, “Arcade.”

Cordelia blinked in surprise.

Merry didn’t return for the rest of the day.

for the afternoon

as well, heading to

they reached the door, Juliana caught a glimpse of Cordelia rising a beat slower and heading in their direction. She couldn’t resist asking. “What if she talks to you? It would be

conflicted, “That’s

Η

By the time Cordelia caught up, they were at the stairwell. As they hesitated on whether to acknowledge her, Cordelia walked past

in their tracks,

a handful of

competition problems and set the class to work on them before approaching Cordelia with a test in hand,

I

nodded and got

watched her from a not–too–distant seat, unable to keep from monitoring her

Hanley, a seasoned math competitor, had gotten them all correct.

in one, causing a twinge

the test on the spot, announcing

of relief. A sense of superiority bloomed within him.

all, excelling in regular math didn’t guarantee success in competitions, which were more complex and demanded

last test. He was sure to

Cordelia stared at her test, marked with three red wrong signs and asked, puzzled,

disturb the others, “You got the answers right, but in a formal competition,

her head.

a college subject. Where

simply replied, “Self–study.”

logical reasoning, which means you need to solve these problems with high school

your

the syllabus, not using

filled with confusion. This

some notes for

caught this early. There’s still time. I’ll compile so you

he added, “If you have any

murmured, “Oh.” She glanced at the test on her desk.

like calculus, they indeed

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