Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 36

Laurinda hadn’t finished her sentence when Lorna, bubbling with excitement, leaped to her feet. Sanderson had

been peering over Lorna’s shoulder to check the score and collided with her accidentally.

“Ouch…” Sanderson rubbed his sore chin

Lorna asked with concern, “Oh dear, are you okay?”

Laurinda snorted, “Look at you, no poise sitting or standing What? Did she bomb the test?”

No sooner had she spoken than Lorna shouted, “288! My god, Lia is a genius!”

Sanderson was shocked. “What?”

Laurinda was stunned. “That high? No way. You must be seeing things!”

288

Sanderson grabbed the tablet, and his eyes went wide. “No joke, 2

Laurinda furrowed her brow, stepping forward in disbelief. But upon seeing the score, her jaw clenched tight. “How can this be? It’s impossible…”

The narrative flipped in the school forums and online chatter.

[Lord, I bow down to her!]

[Genius persona locked down! I’m on my knees!]

[I’ve witnessed a live academic beatdown these past few days.]

[Hey genius, you rock! Do you want a follower?]

Amidst the praise, a discordant voice appeared.

results are legit? It could be a fluke.]

scores had already won people over, so this comment got immediately blasted. Five minutes later, the post quietly disappeared.

sour grapes comments, just a lapdog for Juliana and Hanley. I

her gossip prowess. “Lia, I’ve got some hot gossip for you. Did you hear two kids from Class Two and Three were caught in the act on the school’s field yesterday? They were hiding in a corner, locking lips, and today, their folks

packing up to head to her physics competition prep but played

and realized they were business partners. So, they agreed to engage their kids! Can you believe it?

a beat. “Early romance isn’t

Merry was speechless.

she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a deadpan expression and misty eyes,

I don’t know because I’ve never kissed

Cordelia uttered and headed toward the lecture

13:14

she settled into the physics competition class, people gathered around her. “Cordella, you

Cordelia nodded.

hand? I’ve got a physics quiz today, and your genius will rub off on me!”

and they gingerly shook it before letting go.

had just entered, saw this, clenched her fists in anger, and sat down before Cordella, smiling. “Cordelia, did you hear Greenmeadow University called Hanley, offering to drop twenty points for his admission? Did

gave her a brief look. “No.”

up. “Probably because you didn’t compete in math contests in sophomore year and didn’t

scorer.”

deducted points were for procedural errors. She had missed several scoring formulas while solving them. Latham said the only way to overcome this was

At that moment, Mr. Sawyer walked in with several sets of papers. “Cordelia’s performance in the Galaxy Math Whiz Competition has brought glory to our school.

most students were prepping. for studying abroad, so competitions weren’t a big focus.

always dominated the math and science horse had emerged, and Latham was on cloud nine.

this year,

with a touch of disappointment. Even the most talented students had their limits, and Cordelia had been all about math these

he distributed

Sawyer collected the papers. There were only seven to grade, so she marked them on the spot, allowing the remaining

quiet minutes, Sawyer

I score?” Juliana couldn’t wait.

“158, quite