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.]

big shots in the group chat shook in their virtual boots, silently observing. Just as they were fretting

could respectfully see you as her teacher if you want

wanting to get caught in

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

minutes when a new message lit up the chat. But upon reading it, his eyebrows lifted ever so slightly, and he let out a

when did

to type a response when he suddenly paused.

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hesitated another message appeared

asked hould that work to leam Would you be my

me

dissipated instantly whh that message His stem face softened into a smile and long fingers tapped

prate message from Mr A–Round with all the study materials

up as she saw it (Thank you Sir

she had returned to the classroom Aher sending her reply, she slung her

Miss Cordelia, Miss Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold

the morning while Juliana was still asleep,

Juliana was a

fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than

to take a taxi, but as she was about to hail one, a topless blue sports

seats,

pointed to the passenger seat. Lis, need

sure looked dashing behind

get home and dive

Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as they zipped away from

Spent

in time to see the passing car and its two

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

his

like a pair of youngsters in the

Everard’s eyes darkened

from school to home usually took Larry half an

it in

to the Delaney Manor without slowing