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, a new message popped

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

holding his breath, not wanting to get caught in

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

But upon

to speak for her? Since when

type a

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another message

to leam

me

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

Mr A–Round with all the study

saw it

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

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

early in the morning while Juliana was still

Juliana was a

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

decided to take a taxi, but as she was about to

seats,

pointed to the passenger seat. Lis, need a

dashing

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

up. Here we got Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as

Spent

just in time to see the

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

his

pair of youngsters in the throes

Everard’s eyes darkened

drive from school to home usually took Larry

it in

Delaney Manor without slowing