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.]

in their virtual boots, silently observing. Just

you dear. Perhaps Lia could

not wanting to get caught in the crossfire

After all, his young friend was a bit slow to warm up.

waited about five minutes when a new message lit up the chat. But upon reading it, his eyebrows lifted

to speak for her? Since when did he get

a

zemrence Puchaga teacher–student

hesitated another message appeared

to leam Would you be my

me

instantly whh that message His stem face softened into a smile

Mr A–Round with all

it up as she saw it (Thank you

she had returned to the classroom Aher sending her

up Miss Cordelia, Miss Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold on for a bit

morning while Juliana was still asleep, taking the subway and bus to

Juliana was a

slow sometimes deliberately dawdling for fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual and

wait for Larry Cordelia decided to take a taxi, but as she was about to

seats,

seat.

sure looked dashing

and dive

up. Here we got Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator

Spent

time to see

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

his

looked like a pair of youngsters in the throes of first love.

Everard’s eyes darkened

home usually took Larry half an hour.

did it

to the Delaney Manor without slowing