Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 45

Seeing Cordelia’s bewildered expression, Merry didn’t hesitate. She whipped out her smartphone, opened her browser, and scrolled through nphotos until she found one of her heartthrob on the cover of a famous men’s magazine.

There he was, draped casually in a white toga that looked ready to slip off his shoulders at any moment, a hint of mischief in his eye. A beauty spot shaped like a teardrop just below his eye added to his enigmatic allure. His gaze was intense, staring off into the distance, and his lips curved in a half–smile that seemed to reach through the screen and beckon the viewer closer.

“Hot, right? Tell me you wouldn’t want a piece of that!” Merry gushed, practically swooning over the image.

Cordelia just stared at it.

The man was undeniably handsome but in a completely different way from Everard, who had this dangerous, edgy vibe…Why was she even thinking about Everard?

Shaking her head to clear the thought, Cordelia was about to return to her studies when she overheard conversation nearby.

“Merry, I heard you moved out from your folks‘ place. You’re not staying on campus, so where are you crashing now?”

Merry rolled her eyes. “I got an apartment.”

“Wow, you got cash? Didn’t your family cut you off?” the person asked, surprised.

Merry snorted. “Do you think I lived for eighteen years without saving a dime?”

The other person just uttered an “Oh” and fell silent.

But Cordelia remembered Paulina had offered Merry a bank card after the incident with the stolen class funds, which Merry had declined. Not wanting to pry into her friend’s personal life, Cordelia hadn’t asked any further questions. But Merry might be having money troubles.

Casually, Cordelia tapped Merry on the shoulder. “You short on cash? I can lend you some.”

Merry glanced around and leaned closer, whispering, “Lia, I’m making my own money now. Don’t worry about it.” Did she say she was making money?

Cordelia blinked in confusion. “What?”

Lowering her voice, Merry confessed, “I’ve started streaming online for cash,”

After a pause, she added with anxiety, “Lia, you won’t think less of me, will you?”

Once the darling heiress of the Jordan family, she was a streamer then.

head slowly. “Not at

sigh of relief.

bell signaling the end of the period rang, Cordelia, with Hanley and Juliana, stood

mathematics and physics competition dates were fast approaching, and the trio had stopped

driven by a need to validate some hypothesis, she headed to the math class instead.

Juliana let out a relieved sigh. “Is she going

with the physics competition hot on its heels. With such tight scheduling, most would choose to focus on one subject.

the thought. “Smart move on her part, if she has.”

Galaxy Math Whiz Competition had shattered Hanley’s pride, but he wasn’t one to

Cordelia’s desk, he saw that it was devoid of any

an eyebrow in confusion and sat behind her.

occasionally crumpling draft papers and tossing them aside, sometimes pausing to ponder

which Hanley recognized as a famous mathematical challenge,

morning. Throughout the afternoon, Cordelia continued with her mysterious project,

saw what she was up to, he was

She nodded.

you

years without success. Many have failed at the final hurdle. It’s not something you should be wasting your time on. If you’re interested, you should

Cordelia had

solve it. “Mr. Latham, I

make sure you get your math competition work

problem,” Cordelia assured him.

Hanley couldn’t hold back any longer.

She didn’t respond.

League. Your attitude is coming off as flippant and careless! The Galaxy Math Whiz Competition was off–syllabus, and I know you studied beyond that, but that doesn’t make your win entirely legitimate. There are countless math prodigies out there. Take

verge of a breakthrough, Cordelia

back, her misty, cold gaze sweeping

froze, his mouth clamping

he came to his senses, his face flushed with irritation. He had offered

let the harsh reality teach her a

problem until six in the evening

would be nearly complete if she could prove