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?

high scores had already won people over, so this comment got immediately blasted. Five minutes

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

“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

the test results, was packing up to head to her physics competition prep but played along with an inquiry.

So, they agreed to engage their kids! Can you believe it? Lia, what’s

took a beat. “Early

Merry was speechless.

when she suddenly stopped before Merry. With a

don’t

uttered and headed toward the

13:14

class, people gathered

Cordelia nodded.

your hand? I’ve got a physics quiz

at them, leisurely raised her hand, and they gingerly shook it before letting go.

did you hear Greenmeadow University called Hanley, offering to drop twenty points for his

her a brief look. “No.”

didn’t make an impression

scorer.”

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 to overcome this was to practice

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

and science horse had emerged, and Latham was on cloud

but this year, a

most talented students had their limits, and Cordelia had been all

thought, he distributed the tests.

seven to grade, so

quiet minutes, Sawyer

did I score?” Juliana couldn’t wait.

responded, “158, quite impressive!”