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.

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

homework. Latham had assigned. As she made her way upstairs, she paused, glancing back at Laurinda with

She continued up to her room without

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

her at dinner that Cordelia

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

understanding the

daily–use cabinet. That

ensure the staff’s respect

proceeded with Cordelia barely noticing the venomous glares from Laurinda and Juliana. Oblivious as

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was already lost in her world of numbers and

leaving Lorna a question, “Did you ask Sanderson where he bought those coffee beans?”

head, “I haven’t asked him on the phone. I will ask him

By

time Cordelia got up, Mathilda had left.

she didn’t care. Cordelia

with pink hair, dressed in a

Merry?

up, brightened, and started to approach but quickly ducked

it might fall apart at any moment. Wiping the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief,

but remained silent, prompting Latham to give up and resume his search elsewhere, leaving a message for Merry to

she reflected on Latham’s frugality and her family’s wealth in contrast to his financial

ever practical, queried, “You really like pink,