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.]

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

the silence. She dare not call you dear. Perhaps Lia could respectfully see

breath, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire

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

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

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

a response

Puchaga teacher–student

another message appeared

hould that work to leam Would you be

me

stem face softened into a smile and long fingers tapped out a

Condela receveda prate message from Mr A–Round with all the study

as she saw it (Thank you Sir

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

she reached the door a message from Lamy popped up Miss Cordelia, Miss Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold on for a bit drop her off

the morning while Juliana was still

Juliana was a

Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual

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

seats,

to the passenger seat. Lis, need a

dashing

Cordelia hopped in, eager to get home and dive into the materials to solve the mistery nagging at her.

Here we got Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as they zipped away

Spent

the counter. Everard glanced out the window just in time to see the passing car

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

his

pair of youngsters in the throes of

Everard’s eyes darkened

home usually

did it

the Delaney