Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 26

As the eyes of the dinner table settled on him, Steward drawled out a name, “Calvert Wallace.”

Cordelia, seeing that Steward had nothing more to add, picked up her fork and resumed her meal.

Sanderson frowned, “Never heard of any big shot in the Wallace family. Who is this guy?”

Steward shook his head, replying, “Just be wary if you run into someone with that name. They say he’s lurking around somewhere, unknown why he’s come to Greenmeadow. Just don’t cross him!”

Sanderson, who was always thinking a step ahead, asked, “Doesn’t Hackett have any plans?”

Steward cleared his throat, “In a while, Hackett’s throwing his sixty–ninth birthday bash, and Calvert will be invited. So you all might want to start looking for your party outfits.”

That last bit was aimed at Lorna, who nodded eagerly.

After dinner, Cordelia went upstairs to tackle her mountain of practice tests. At ten sharp, a knock came at her door, and after granting permission, Lorna entered with a glass of warm milk and honey.

She set the glass down beside Cordelia, glancing at the pile of papers and couldn’t help but say, “Lia, you’re pushing too hard. You’ve got to rest.”

“Okay,” Cordelia replied without looking up.

Lorna sighed and pushed the glass into Cordelia’s hands, “You’re taking a break now.”

Cordelia sighed, a bit helplessly facing Lorna’s insistence, and quickly drank the milk. Just as she was about to dive back into her math problems, Lorna intervened, “Lia, do something else for a bit. Take a ten–minute break.” Cordelia looked blank, “Like what?”

Lorna, equally puzzled, suggested, “Don’t you ever chat with your boyfriend?”

Cordelia was curt, ‘No need.”

Lorna persisted, “And you didn’t go out over the weekend. Why not catch a movie together?”

Lorna was weary. Most parents worried about their kids dating too early and neglecting their studies, but here she was, nudging her daughter towards romance.

her surprise, Cordelia quickly shot back, “Movies are a waste of time. They

Lorna was dumbfounded.

blinked and asked slowly, “Mom, can I

“Fine, but make sure you get some sleep

to letting her sleep in a bit longer in the mornings, packing her breakfast for the road.

you think you’re some kind of

stepping straight into the

Scent, Juliana cast a meaningful glance at the store and clicked her

out of the

Unbothered, Cordelia

the message.

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swallowed his mouthful and said, “Girl, you’ve

continuing to eat

back, cast a glance towards her

out her mobile phone and found that Louie was the one

as the sole entry in her

her lips hook slightly after seeing the message with a faint

distance, he still captured the text with good

and add my

App Store, download the app, and immediately register with her

adding Louie, she received his message, “Lia, you must be about to start class. Hope I’m not interrupting.” Cordelia was on the verge of typing a response,

His fir

said smoothly, “My dear girlfriend, you

before replying, “Louie,

released the button, sending the voice

gobsmacked, his bagel lodged in his throat, unable

had him

finality. The usually domineering Everard now looked like a well–behaved

adoration.