Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 41

Stanton was practically buzzing with excitement as he addressed the room. “Look at that. Even this girl thinks I’ve got screws loose! What kind of shrink are you, not taking your buddy’s headcase seriously?”

Louie just stood there, silent

Knowing Cordelia’s easygoing nature, he didn’t immediately argue with Stanton. And sure enough, after a brief pause, Cordelia spoke up unhurriedly. “It’s not your head. It’s your playing that’s off.”

The room fell into a hush

As a world–renowned piano virtuoso, Stanton was not used to such criticism. It was the first time anyone had dared suggest his playing was flawless.

After a moment, Stanton asked, “What’s off?”

Cordelia shook her head. “I don’t know exactly.”

Stanton raised his eyebrows in disbelief. “Are you kidding me?” he thought inwardly.

Louie’s voice, ever calm, broke the silence. “Why would you say that?”

Standing straight as an arrow, Cordelia answered like a diligent student responding to a teacher’s question. “There was a part that just didn’t sound right”

Raised in an orphanage, Cordelia had never had formal training She had taught herself everything she knew about music

Unable to articulate Stantons mistake in technical terms, she offered. Let me play it for you.”

Stanton was about to snort dismissively at the thought of a young girl identifying an error in his performance, but Louie gently pushed him aside to clear the way to the piano “Go ahead”

Cordelia sat down, her hands finding their place on the keys. She didn’t play the entire piece from start to finish but zeroed in on the segment that Stanton had botched

As she played, the smirk on Stantons face faded, replaced by an expression of deep concentration and, eventually, amazement

Stanton had played this signature piece for years, habitually glossing over a wrong note that had become ingrained in his muscle memory. The tempo was so fast, the mistake so well–embedded. It was nearly undetected

When Cordelia finished playing. Stanton stood there, dazed, his mind racing “So, that’s how it is That’s how it

He stepped forward, eager to shake her hand. “Who are you?”

This girl who could detect such a subtle error on a single listening couldn’t be a nobody could she?

Cordelia stepped back, avoiding his grasp

“This is Cordelia. I was thinking of introducing her to you as a potential

thought, Stanton stood up and declared emphatically,

Louie was puzzled.

I teach her? I should ask her for lessons! From now! on, she’s my teacher?

thought she could play the piano How was the

his phone “Cordelia, what’s your number? Let’s swap digits? We can

learn some

Chapter

of learning

exchanged numbers, she saved his contact as

Man‘ sent her a link to join a group chat.

name was Pioneers Club

group’s full of aces. Louie’s in there, too

So, she looked up inquiringly

Loule took down her baseball cap, ruffled her hair, and said with

lit up, and she requested

an

‘accept,’ and Cordelia was in the “Pioneers Club.”

one. “Lia, you know Louie, the doc. He’s also an admin. That’s the math whiz, the gamer, the actor, the fashionista, the dancer, the chef, the

the list of twenty members.

span so many professions. She asked,

chin proudly. “They’re known as I am, I guess. Just your average Joe.”

nodded,

couldn’t even nail every

Stanton pointed to a profile with a solid black picture. “Lia, listen up. You can mess with anyone else in here.

was puzzled. The profile

glanced at the name –

had a chill, like a frosty “keep out‘

on it, simply

seemed scared when mentioning the person. “He’s the real deal and got a short fuse. But don’t worry. He never chats. Don’t badmouth

Her curiosity was piqued.

except for Louie. He was internationally known

popped up in

asked,

another message

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