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.]

group chat shook in their virtual boots, silently

silence. She dare not call you dear. Perhaps Lia could respectfully see you as her teacher if you want to

the chat went silent. Everyone was holding his breath, not wanting

waiting for Cordelia’s reply. Everard was surprisingly fine about it. After all, his

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

her? Since when did he get to make

to type a response when he suddenly paused.

zemrence Puchaga teacher–student

he hesitated another

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me

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

from Mr A–Round with all the study materials

as she saw

returned to the classroom Aher sending her reply, she slung her backpack over

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

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

Juliana was a

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

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

seats,

pointed to the passenger seat. Lis, need a

looked dashing behind the

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

got Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as they

Spent

glanced out the window just in time to see the passing car and its

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

his

youngsters in the

Everard’s eyes darkened

from school to home usually

it

sped to the Delaney Manor without slowing down.