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.

surprise, Cordelia quickly shot back, “Movies are

Lorna was dumbfounded.

I get

“Fine, but make

was accustomed to letting her sleep in a bit longer in

headed out, Laurinda couldn’t resist a snide remark, “One top score and you think you’re some kind of

ignored her, stepping straight into the car.

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

quietly got out

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

the message.

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languid way, swallowed his mouthful and said, “Girl, you’ve got

replied Cordelia, continuing to eat

arched his eyebrows and, leaning back, cast a glance towards her schoolbag. “Aren’t you

picked up her schoolbag, took out her mobile phone and found that Louie was the one who sent her a text

Louie as the sole entry

the message with a faint but quickly disappearing smile. His eyes fell on her phone screen.

still captured

WhatsApp and add my contact.”

and immediately

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, but she found it inconvenient to do while eating. Then she heard

His fir

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

before replying, “Louie,

the button, sending the

gobsmacked, his bagel lodged in his

display had him

with an air of finality. The usually domineering Everard now looked like a well–behaved pup, indulging her

adoration.