Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 24

The elevator arrived.

Cordelia and Loule stepped into the elevator together. As they descended, Louie adjusted his glasses, his face a picture of soft perfection without a single blemish. “Hypnosis exists, but it might not be what you’re dealing with since I can’t see any signs of it on you.”

Cordelia widened her eyes, locked in thought. She trusted Louie’s words, but if it wasn’t hypnosis, then what could it be?

As they reached the ground floor, Louie chuckled, “Got a cell phone?”

Cordelia replied hesitantly. “…Yeah.”

They exchanged a look before Louie sighed, “When someone asks if you have a phone, they usually want your number. Give me yours so we can keep in touch.”

With a dawning realization, Cordelia slowly took out her phone and they swapped numbers. Lifting her head, she said, “Louie, see you around.”

After Louie disappeared from sight, she turned and headed back upstairs.

Entering the apartment, Mathilda was lecturing Lorna, “…that’s the way! If you keep backing down, she’ll push you further. Ah, I never liked that Sanderson for you…”

Sitting nearby, Sanderson let out an awkward cough, signaling his presence.

Mathilda shot him a displeased glance but refrained from harsh words, instead waving Cordelia over, “Come on, let’s go see your grandpa.”

Cordelia nodded and followed Mathilda into a bedroom where Lacy with salt–and–pepper hair sat in a wicker rocking chair, soaking up the sun with his eyes closed.

Upon their entrance, Lacy opened his eyes. Upon seeing Cordelia, he looked puzzled but then smiled, “Lorna, I thought you were at college. What brings you home?”

Cordelia paused.

Mathilda sighed, “He’s forgotten some memories, can only recall things from twenty years ago.”

She turned to Lacy and introduced, “This is Cordelia, Lorna’s daughter.”

Lacy didn’t freak out, instead he chuckled, “What are you trying to pull, you old witch? How could Lorna have a grown daughter like this?”

He seemed tired and, after his remark, dozed off in the chair.

At lunchtime, Lorna and Mathilda were busy cooking in the kitchen while Cordelia, kicked out to help, regretted not bringing her study materials.

for a stroll, Cordelia wandered the living room, aimlessly browsing the bookshelf until she stumbled upon a yellowed stack

“Interested in

to see Sanderson and Lacy

had been engrossed

lit up her eyes,

for the dining table, “I’m

down to eat, and by

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way, Cordelia felt a dull ache in her chest. Sitting

“Lia, what

honestly,

Lorna was speechless.

Lornia probed further, “What do you like about him?”

looked at

emotional lag. Lorna ventured, “Is he handsome?”

face, often shrouded in shadows,

a

Cordelia just smitten with his

driver’s seat, Sanderson coughed, “Uh, Lia, do you

boyfriend must have swindled a fair amount

“Mhm, I have a hundred

was surprised, “…Didn’t I only

“Right.”

did you give

“Um, three hundred.”

filled the car again. After a while, Lorna asked in astonishment, “You only give

boy on such

returned home and Lorna was still reeling from the shock, wanting to delve deeper. Cordelia had already retreated to her room, diving into her advanced math

Sunday buried in her studies, and soon Monday

up in front of Midnight Scent, Juliana glanced outside and sneered, “So that’s why you’ve been getting dropped off here every morning last

superiority had returned. With her chin up, she boasted, “You know, Hanley had his pick of university scholarships in sophomore year, but he turned them down. He’s aiming for

Juliana had become more subtle in her

less and headed straight into Midnight Scent.

was still behind the counter, lazily reading a book. His deep eyes lifted to meet hers as she entered, and he set aside his book