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.]

their virtual boots, silently observing.

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

silent. Everyone was holding his breath, not wanting to get caught

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

lit up the chat. But upon

Since when

a response when he suddenly

zemrence Puchaga teacher–student

he hesitated another message

asked hould that work to leam

me

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

Mr A–Round with all

up as she saw it (Thank you Sir

sending her

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 and then come

had left early in the morning while Juliana was still asleep,

Juliana was a

only five minutes. laner than usual and Juliane had already

but as she was about to hail one, a topless blue sports car skidded to a

seats,

pointed to the passenger seat. Lis, need

dashing behind

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

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

Spent

window just in time to see the passing car and its two occupants.

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

his

of youngsters in the throes of first love.

Everard’s eyes darkened

to home usually took Larry half

did it

the Delaney Manor without slowing