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.]

silently observing. Just as they were fretting for Cordelia,

dear. Perhaps Lia could respectfully see you

breath, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire of a battle between the big

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

But upon reading it, his eyebrows lifted ever so slightly, and

speak for her? Since when did he

type a response when he

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another message appeared

asked hould that work to leam Would you

me

in Everard dissipated instantly whh that message His stem face softened into a smile

from Mr

as she saw it (Thank

Aher sending her reply, she

door a message from Lamy popped up Miss Cordelia, Miss Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold

early in the morning while Juliana was still asleep, taking the subway and bus to school

Juliana was a

deliberately dawdling for fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual

as she was about to hail one, a topless blue

seats,

pointed to the passenger seat. Lis,

sure looked dashing behind the wheel

thought. Cordelia hopped in, eager to get home and dive into the

flooring the accelerator as they

Spent

window just in time to see

he drove, catching the eyes of gris like friend who was practically glowing with

his

youngsters in

Everard’s eyes darkened

to home usually took Larry half an

it in fifteen.

Delaney Manor without slowing down.