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.

these results are

over, so this comment got immediately blasted.

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

Parrot, 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 lips,

was packing up to head to her physics competition prep but played along with an

they were business partners. So, they agreed to engage their kids!

“Early

Merry was speechless.

the crooked aisle, and was about to leave when she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a deadpan expression and misty eyes, she asked seriously, “What’s kissing like?”

Um, I don’t know because I’ve

Cordelia uttered and headed toward the

13:14

the physics competition class, people gathered around her.

Cordelia nodded.

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

glanced at them, leisurely raised her hand, and they gingerly shook

entered, saw this, clenched her fists in anger, and sat down before Cordella, smiling. “Cordelia, did you hear Greenmeadow University

her a brief look.

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

scorer.”

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 solving them. Latham said the only way

Cordelia, Juliana lost interest in the conversation. At that moment, Mr. Sawyer walked in with several sets of papers. “Cordelia’s performance in the Galaxy Math

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

math and science horse had

but this year, a

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

thought, he distributed

seven to grade, so she marked them on the

minutes, Sawyer

what did I score?” Juliana couldn’t wait.

“158, quite