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.

“StarJuli” commented, [Who knows if these results are legit? It could be a

had already won people over, so this comment got immediately blasted.

sour grapes comments, just a lapdog for Juliana and Hanley. I have no idea whose account it is. It’s

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

was packing up to head to her physics competition prep

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

“Early

Merry was speechless.

when she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a deadpan expression

was flabbergasted. “Uh? Um, I don’t know because I’ve never kissed anyone!”

headed toward

13:14

class, people gathered around her. “Cordella, you scored

Cordelia nodded.

your hand? I’ve got a physics quiz today, and your genius will

hand, and they gingerly shook it

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

her a brief look. “No.”

in math contests in sophomore year and didn’t make an impression

scorer.”

her attention returning to math problems. Latham had reviewed her 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.

two specialized classes, most students were prepping.

the math and science horse had

but this year,

on Cordelia with a touch of disappointment. Even the most talented students had their limits,

thought, he distributed

and a half, Sawyer collected the papers. There were only seven to grade, so she marked them on the spot, allowing the remaining time for self–study

minutes, Sawyer

Sawyer, what did I score?”

responded, “158, quite