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.]

group chat shook in their virtual boots, silently observing. Just as they were fretting for Cordelia,

She dare not call you dear. Perhaps Lia could respectfully

not wanting to get

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

about five minutes when a new message lit up the chat. But upon reading it, his

trying to speak for her? Since when did he

about to type a response when

zemrence Puchaga teacher–student

he hesitated another message

asked hould that work to leam Would you be my teacher

me

whh that message His stem face softened into a smile and long fingers tapped out a response (Day]

that Condela receveda prate message from Mr A–Round

up as she saw it (Thank

returned to the classroom Aher sending her reply, she slung her backpack over her shoulder,

I take her home first. Hold on for a bit drop her off

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

Juliana was a

dawdling for fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual and Juliane had already left.

and not wanting to wait for Larry Cordelia decided to take a taxi, but as she was about to hail one,

seats,

seat.

looked dashing

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

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

Spent

Everard glanced out the window just in time to see the passing car and its

with the rebellious spint of their age, the redhead boy wildly grinned as he drove, catching the eyes of gris like friend who was practically glowing with excitement beside

his

a pair of youngsters in the throes of first love.

Everard’s eyes darkened

from school to home usually took Larry half an

did it in fifteen.

the Delaney Manor without