Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 46

Cordelia froze, her eyes locked on the text message that had just lit up her phone screen.

Had she read that right?

While she lost herself in the bewilderment, a voice snapped her out. “Cordelia, you leaving? They’re about to lock up the auditorium.”

She stood up, looking a bit confused. “Yeah, I’m leaving.”

Clutching her textbooks, she slipped her phone into her pocket and exited the classroom.

Inside the Midnight Scent, Everard fixed his eyes on his phone, fixated on the last message he’d sent. [Call me dear, and it’s yours to borrow.]

He still remembered the introduction when Cordelia joined the group chat. Stanton had called her Louie’s dear good friend.

There he was, lowering his guard, sweet–talking and cooing, and he hadn’t even managed to get her to add him on social media, and Louie just swooped in as ‘dear friend“?

How could a girl so casually call someone ‘dear“?

His finger tapped lightly on the table as he imagined her calling him dear in that soft, sweet voice. But why hadn’t she replied to his message yet?

Meanwhile, the group chat “Who exactly is this girl?” was blowing up.

Bland started. [Damn! What’s going on in here? Is Mr. Watkins flirting?]

Stanton typed. [Lia’s got guts, still no reply. Is she rejecting him? We’re witnessing a flirtation fail and might be doomed!]

The rest of the chat expressed their nervousness with shivering emojis.

Frankie added, [He’s been talking a lot lately, which is abnormal. Should someone warn the girl not to tick him off? I’m worried she might vanish from the chat by tomorrow!]

Stanton replied, I don’t dare.]

Bland echoed [Same here]

The rest texted. (Even less.]

chat shook in their virtual boots, silently observing.

broke the silence. She dare not call you dear. Perhaps Lia could respectfully see you as her teacher

not wanting

was surprisingly fine about it. After all, his young friend was a bit slow

the chat. But upon reading it, his eyebrows lifted ever so slightly, and he let

speak for her? Since when did he get

type a response

Puchaga teacher–student

he hesitated another message

work to leam Would

me

building in Everard dissipated instantly whh that message His stem face softened

message from Mr A–Round with all the study materials requested

as she saw it (Thank you Sir

had returned to the classroom Aher sending her reply, she

Cordelia, Miss Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold on for

She had left early in the morning while Juliana was still asleep, taking the subway

Juliana was a

minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual and

to wait for Larry Cordelia decided to take a taxi, but as she was about to hail one, a topless blue sports car skidded to a stop

seats,

to the passenger seat.

sure looked dashing behind the wheel

and dive into the materials to solve

we got Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as

Spent

in time to see the passing car and

spint of their age, the redhead boy wildly grinned as he drove, catching the eyes

his

like a pair of youngsters

Everard’s eyes darkened

home usually took Larry half an hour.

did it in fifteen.

sped to the Delaney Manor without slowing down.