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.]

silently observing. Just

Lia could respectfully see you

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

After all,

chat. But upon

when did he get to

a response

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he hesitated another message appeared

hould that work to leam

me

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

message from Mr A–Round with all the study

it up as she saw it (Thank you

classroom Aher sending

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

while Juliana was

Juliana was a

dawdling for fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual and Juliane had

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

seats,

passenger seat. Lis, need a lift?”

looked dashing behind

to get home and dive

flooring the accelerator

Spent

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

he drove, catching the eyes of gris

his

of youngsters in the throes

Everard’s eyes darkened

drive from school to home usually took Larry half an

did it in

to the Delaney Manor without