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.]

boots, silently

Lia could respectfully

message, the chat went silent. Everyone was holding his breath, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire of a battle between the big

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

a new message lit up the chat. But upon reading

for her? Since when did he get

a response

Puchaga teacher–student romano

hesitated another

leam Would you be my teacher

me

that had been building in Everard dissipated instantly whh that message His stem

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

up as she saw it (Thank you Sir

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

up Miss Cordelia, Miss Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold on for a bit drop her off and then come

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

Juliana was a

Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual and

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

seats,

to the passenger seat. Lis, need a lift?”

looked dashing behind the

home and dive into the materials

Yates exclaimed, flooring the

Spent

time to see the

redhead boy wildly grinned as he drove, catching the eyes of gris like friend who was practically glowing with

his

like a pair of youngsters in the throes of

Everard’s eyes darkened

drive from school to home usually took Larry half an

it in

the Delaney