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.

her. Barely steadying himself, he found

the heat rush to his cheeks, he quickly lifted his head. As he was

“Uh…

her gaze for a moment before she had an epiphany. “Oh, it’s you!”

“Uh?”

her eyes and continued forward. “They

his sentence. Faced with her, Yates found it hard to curse. He paused before explaining. “You beat

reached the lecture hall where Cordelia nodded at him, “I’m off to

hugged her books and headed up the

academic building, feeling his heart oddly adrift, restless without a place to

suggested, “Yates, how about we shoot some hoops?”

your damn hoops!” Yates snapped irritably, kicking the ground, “I’m not in the mood, heading home.” Cordella climbed the stairs and bumped into her physics teacher, who also coached the

class.

greeted him sweetly, “Hi, Mr. Sawyer.”

Sawyer suddenly said, “Cordelia, I’ve heard your scores in the math competition class haven’t been too great. Have you considered jotning our physics class?”

had barely landed when Latham’s bellow echoed through the hall, “Sawyer, poaching

Latham, along with Hanley

frowned, and Juliana looked like a ticking time bomb, as if

for math? She aced her physics test too. Besides, it’s Cordelia’s choice. It’s

desperation, “What do you

pause, Cordelia assured him, I’m not leaving.”

to

Why had she been

class?

Sawyer,

“Seems like we’re not meant

classroom, Cordelia’s voice slowly reached him, “I’d like to compete in the physics competition

his eyes

clenched her fists, her heart skipping a

at Cordelia and blurted out, “Are you kidding me? With such a

thin. You might not have

who was tense with anger. Meeting