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

Lorna was dumbfounded.

asked slowly, “Mom, can I get back

but

studying every night, Lorna was accustomed to letting her sleep in a

you think you’re some kind of genius? Math Club

stepping straight

at Midnight Scent, Juliana cast a meaningful glance at the store and clicked her tongue, but knowing Cordelia wouldn’t respond, she

out of the car.

chimed with a text. Unbothered, Cordelia kept eating her bagel, not

the message.

Chapter

way, swallowed his mouthful

eat without uttering

towards her schoolbag. “Aren’t you going to check

schoolbag, took out her mobile

as the sole entry in her

lips hook slightly after seeing the message with a faint but quickly disappearing smile. His eyes fell on her phone screen.

he still captured the text

and add

the app, and immediately

you must be about to start class. Hope I’m not interrupting.” Cordelia was on the verge of typing a response, but she found it inconvenient to do while eating. Then she heard Everard suggesting. “It has voice

His fir

the voice button and he said smoothly, “My dear girlfriend, you can

paused before replying,

released the button, sending the voice message.

in his throat,

display had him

breakfast and grabbed Everard’s hand with an air of finality. The usually domineering Everard now looked like a well–behaved pup, indulging her every whim

adoration.