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, a new message popped

Lia could

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

After all, his young friend was

upon reading it, his eyebrows lifted ever so slightly,

for her? Since when did he get to make decisions for Cordelia?

about to type a response when he

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hesitated another

that work to leam Would you be my

me

that message His stem face softened into a smile and long

receveda prate message from Mr

she saw it (Thank you

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

insisted I take her home first. Hold on for a bit

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. laner than usual and Juliane had

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

seats,

the passenger seat. Lis,

looked dashing behind

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

the accelerator as they zipped

Spent

in time to see the passing car and its two

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

his

of youngsters

Everard’s eyes darkened

usually took Larry half

did it in fifteen.

to the Delaney Manor without slowing down.