Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 15

Calvert spat out his milk in disbelief. You just said you wanted to buy what?”

Cordelia looked at him, confusion etched across her face. She had no clue why Little Fang was reacting so strongly, but she earnestly explained anyway. “The balloon I saw on the shelf on my first day here”

Balloon? That was clearly condoms.

Calvert tried to speak, but ended up choking on his words, coughing violently.

Cordelia shot a puzzled glance at Everard

With his hands plunged deep in his pockets, Everard sauntered towards the counter before lazily taking a seat. Only then did he inquire. “You’re getting that to play by yourself?”

Cordelia paused for a beat. “…Yeah.”

Everard leaned back into the shadows of the shop, his voice laced with amusement. “Playing alone is no fun.”

She pondered for a moment, “True, I’ll buy it and leave it here then. We can play together some other time.”

“Eh!” Just as Calvert took a sip of water to calm his cough, he sprayed it out again.

Cordelia sensed something was off. She was about to ask Little Fang what got him so worked up when the tapping of fingers on the countertop interrupted them, followed by Everard’s tempting, “Girl, you’re about to be

late.”

Hearing it, Cordelia glanced at the clock in the shop and realized she had five minutes before the bell rang.

She grabbed her backpack and dashed out, “I gotta run!”

Calvert watched her leave, then slowly turned to his boss, only to find Everard engrossed in a book, perfectly camouflaged in the dim corner.

Calvert approached the counter, leaning against it. “Boss, when are you heading back?”

replied nonchalantly, “We’ll see.”

asked about your whereabouts, and today he messaged again, inquiring what you needed the

of silence, Everard chuckled, “An

was bewildered but quickly

that the boss, a bachelor for twenty–five years, now had a fiancée right here in Greenmeadow, his reaction would be priceless.

the table, intending to pocket it when he heard the familiar

he turned to see Everard’s gaze on him. He subconsciously handed over the bill. Everard opened his wallet, placing the hundred with the two hundred from the previous day

Calvert was speechless.

between classes, Cordelia, having diligently completed her exercises, rushed to tackle the

the classroom was filled with sharp intakes of breath,

someone pulled the chair in front of her, bumping her desk as they

glanced up lazily.

hair caught

an inexplicable joy

classmates subtly moved their desks away from her, as if Merry’s reverted

lit up at the

doing great!”

kept her head down,

hie smile.

the low mood enveloping the class ever since Merry’s arrival. Whispers circulated, with pointed stares directed at Merry, yet no one dared

cafeteria, Cordelia finished her

to eat?”

Silence.

students turned their heads, their

that Cordelia would still speak to her,

Cordelia didn’t know her story and was hence so bold, Merry managed a bitter smile. “I’m not hungry. Go

want to drag a

“Oh,” and left for the cafeteria.

found Merry to leave the room.

Cordelia sighed inwardly.