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.]

virtual boots, silently observing. Just as they were

dear. Perhaps Lia could respectfully see you as her teacher if you want to mentor.]

breath, not wanting to get

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

new message lit up the chat. But upon reading

Since when did he get to make decisions for Cordelia?

about to type a response when he suddenly

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another message appeared

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me

instantly whh that message His stem face softened into a smile and long

Condela receveda prate message from Mr A–Round

she saw it

Aher sending her reply, she slung her

Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold on for a bit drop her off and then

at the message. She had left early in the morning while Juliana was still asleep, taking

Juliana was a

sometimes deliberately dawdling for fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes.

wanting to wait for Larry Cordelia decided to take a taxi, but as she was about

seats,

to the passenger seat. Lis, need a lift?”

dashing behind

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

Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as they zipped away from the

Spent

the counter. Everard glanced out the window just in time

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

his

looked like a pair of youngsters in the throes of first

Everard’s eyes darkened

from school to home usually

did it in

the Delaney