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.

if these results are legit? It could

so this comment got immediately blasted. Five minutes

Juliana and Hanley. I have no idea whose account

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 lips, and today, their folks were called in.

to her

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

took a beat. “Early romance isn’t

Merry was speechless.

and was about to leave when she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a deadpan expression

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

uttered and headed

13:14

physics competition class, people gathered

Cordelia nodded.

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

and they gingerly

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

gave her a brief

math contests in sophomore year and didn’t make an impression on the admissions office. Greenmeadow University doesn’t care about a

scorer.”

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 solving them. Latham said the only way to overcome this was to practice

interest in the conversation. 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. Let’s not lag in physics, though. I’m counting on some of you to bring home awards!”

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

math and science horse had emerged, and Latham was on cloud

but this year, a dark

the most talented students had their limits, and Cordelia had been all about math these past

that thought, he distributed the

half, Sawyer collected the papers. There were only seven to grade,

quiet minutes, Sawyer finished grading.

Sawyer, what did I score?”

“158, quite impressive!”