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.

[Who knows if these results are legit? It could be

over, so this comment got immediately blasted. Five minutes later, the

comments, just a lapdog for Juliana and Hanley. I have no idea whose account it

Merry, seizing the moment during the break, leaned into 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

up to head to her physics competition prep but played along with an inquiry. “What happened?”

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

a beat. “Early romance isn’t good.”

Merry was speechless.

stood up, navigated the crooked aisle, and was about to leave when she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a

was flabbergasted. “Uh? Um, I don’t know because

headed toward the lecture hall.

13:14

class, people gathered around her.

Cordelia nodded.

queen, can I shake your hand? I’ve got a physics quiz today, and your

at them, leisurely raised her hand, and

down before Cordella, smiling. “Cordelia, did you hear Greenmeadow University called Hanley, offering to drop twenty points for

a brief

tilted up. “Probably because you didn’t compete in math contests in sophomore year and didn’t make an impression on the admissions office.

scorer.”

paper and found all 12 deducted points were for procedural errors. She had missed several scoring formulas while

walked in with several sets of papers. “Cordelia’s performance in the Galaxy Math Whiz Competition has brought glory to our school. Let’s not lag in physics, though. I’m counting on

from the two specialized classes, most students were prepping. for studying abroad, so competitions weren’t a big

had always dominated the math and science horse had

but this year,

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

that thought, he distributed the tests.

only seven to grade, so she marked them on the

quiet minutes,

I score?” Juliana

responded, “158, quite