Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 20

Just as Juliana eagerly awaited the punchline of the anticipated joke, Yates, with a scowl that couldn’t hide his reluctance, stood before Cordelia with his band of lackeys and called out in unison, “Boss Cordelia!”

Boss Cordelia?

The classroom fell into a hushed silence. All eyes swept over Yates and finally settled on Cordelia, who sat still and quiet

Cordelia sat there demurely, her almond–shaped eyen quietly observing Yates for a couple of seconds before she responded with a simple, “Oh”

Yates jutted his chin up, shooting a glare at Flame No. 1, who quickly chimed in, “Boss Cordelia, school’s out. What’s the plan? What fun stuff are we getting into now?”

Cordelia was already gathering her books. As she stood and walked towards the door, she answered leisurely.

I’ve got an advanced math class.”

Yates and Flame No. 1 were speechless and dumbfounded. Their gang’s head honcho was going to a math competition class?

Some Flame Union members stepped aside to let Cordelia pass, then fell in line behind her. Yates, trying to seem casual, asked, “How can you stand those boring classes? You get any of it?”

“It’s okay” replied Cordelia.

Yates believed he’d caught her drift, his chin still held high, “Okay means not really, right? So what’s after math class?”

…Homework.”

Yates was speechless and had infiltrated the Flame Union like an alien, unwilling to let it go, he pressed further, “And after homework?”

Cordelia gave him a puzzled look, “After homework, it’s time for bed. Don’t you have a schedule?”

She wished there were more hours in the day for all the problems she wanted to solve!

Yates was dumbfounded and he’d never done homework in his life!

As Cordelia walked away, something struck her and she paused, turning back.

steadying himself, he found himself close enough to see her

lifted his head. As he was about

“Uh…

her gaze for a moment before she had an

“Uh?”

forward.

Faced with her, Yates found it hard to curse. He paused before explaining. “You beat me, so I listen to

nodded at him, “I’m off

her books and

disappear into the old academic building, feeling

and suggested, “Yates,

irritably, kicking the ground, “I’m not in the mood, heading home.” Cordella

class.

him sweetly, “Hi, Mr. Sawyer.”

and joined her ascent. Reaching the math classroom, Cordelia was about to enter when Sawyer suddenly said, “Cordelia, I’ve heard your scores in the math competition class haven’t been too great.

bellow echoed through the hall, “Sawyer, poaching students behind our backs is

see Latham, along with

frowned, and Juliana looked like a ticking time bomb, as if she would explode if Cordelia dared

She aced her physics test too. Besides,

Cordelia in desperation,

a pause, Cordelia assured him, I’m

to both Latham and Hanley.

was soon bewildered. Why had she been so

class?

Sawyer,

sighed, “Seems like we’re not meant to

he was about to step into the physics classroom, Cordelia’s voice slowly

in his tracks, his eyes

her heart skipping

and blurted out, “Are you kidding me? With such a tight schedule, you’ll join two

also seemed unconvinced, “Yeah, Cordelia, you’ll be stretched thin. You

with anger. Meeting her