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 for Cordelia, a new

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

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

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

new message lit up the chat. But upon

for her? Since when did he get to make decisions

a response when

Puchaga teacher–student

he hesitated another

to leam

me

that message His stem face softened into a smile and

message from Mr A–Round with all

she saw it

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

Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold on for a bit drop her off

at the message. She had left early in the morning while Juliana

Juliana was a

dawdling for fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only

she was about to hail one, a topless blue sports car skidded to a stop before

seats,

the passenger seat. Lis, need a

dashing

a second thought. Cordelia hopped in, eager to get home and dive into

got Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as they zipped away from the

Spent

counter. Everard glanced out the window just in time

redhead boy wildly grinned as he drove, catching the eyes of

his

pair of youngsters in the throes of

Everard’s eyes darkened

usually

did it in fifteen.

to the Delaney Manor