Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 14

Mathilda was utterly bewildered by the unfolding drama, her mind only now catching up to the events at hand. She snapped her head to look at Cordelia, wondering how on earth this was happening

Cordelia, a student in high school with a wallet as thin as her homework folder, couldn’t afford such an expensive gift. It dawned on Mathilda that this had to be a gesture from Sanderson, didn’t it?

Over the years, Sanderson had a habit of purchasing luxurious gifts for important family events, sending them through Mathilda to support Lorna and elevate the Wilson family’s social standing.

This seemed like just another instance of Sanderson pulling the strings from behind the scenes, orchestrating Cordelia to deliver another power play for Lorna.

Shaking off her initial shock, Mathilda straightened her back and turned to Laurinda with grace. “So, are the coffee beans to your liking?”

“Absolutely!” Steward exclaimed, beaming as he took the few ounces of coffee beans and scurried off to the side, practically giddy with delight.

With the weekend visit to the Griffin family, these coffee beans would make an impression without the need to even consider rewrapping the gift!

Laurinda’s disbelief was palpable. “How on earth did you manage to acquire this?”

Mathilda dropped her eyes in a display of cultivated elegance, her voice laced with enigmatic poise. “Never underestimate a university professor. A teacher affects eternity. One can never tell where their influence stops. Oh, but perhaps that’s beyond you. Shall l’explain?”

She meant the Wilson family had connections too. Underestimated Lorna at your peril!

Laurinda was flushed, her body trembling with barely contained rage.

Mathilda had a knack for delivering words with a serene sophistication that could infuriate anyone to their

core.

silent, nodding in acknowledgment at Laurinda’s begrudging warning to be more careful with her chores

relieved to see the situation resolved, hefted her backpack, her mind already on the math homework. Latham had assigned. As she made her way upstairs, she paused, glancing back at Laurinda with

up to her room without another glance, leaving Laurinda flustered

her room, Cordelia shut out the noise from downstairs as she dove into her studies, determined to tackle

called for her at dinner that Cordelia snapped out of her

stairs, Lorna shared the household news, “Sandra, the maid responsible for the coffee bean mishap, had been spared from dismissal by Steward, albeit with a hefty fine and a demotion to tending the back

understanding the

gifts were placed in the daily–use

ensure the staff’s respect for Lorna from now

from Laurinda and Juliana. Oblivious as usual, she finished her meal quickly

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to engage her in conversation, but Cordelia was already lost in her world

early, leaving Lorna a question, “Did you ask Sanderson where he bought those

asked him on the phone. I will

By

got up, Mathilda had

visit Mathilda on weekends, so she didn’t care.

was about to enter the shop, she spotted a girl with pink hair, dressed in a school uniform, kicking pebbles along the

Merry?

up, brightened, and started to approach but quickly ducked into an alley at the sight

if it might fall apart at any moment. Wiping the

resume his search elsewhere, leaving a message for Merry to stop hiding even if she didn’t dye her

as she reflected on Latham’s frugality

queried, “You really like