Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

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The group was in a state of befuddlement when Cordelia nodded slowly. “Nope.”

Stanton’s jaw dropped.

It dawned on him with a start. No wonder Cordelia couldn’t articulate his problem that day, and she had to play it on the piano to show him. She hadn’t learned to play the piano at all. She didn’t know the first thing about musical terminology!

He swallowed hard “How how do you know how to play then?”

Cordelia replied peacefully. “Figured it out myself.

Stanton went silent.

He was a maestro of the piano, but even with his innate talent, he had diligently practiced for countless hours a day since childhood to reach his current stature.

Compared to Cordelia, well, there was just no comparison!

As Stanton was questioning his talent, their exchange caught the attention of the others.

Loma was the first to ask, ‘Lia, you play the piano?”

Before Cordelia could respond, Rachel zeroed in on a more pressing issue. “Lia, you and Maestro Stanton know each other?”

From their interaction, they seemed familiar with each other.

Cordelia nodded at Lorna and then turned to answer Rachel with a simple “Yeah.”

Rachel was frantic. “How did you two meet?”

Cordelia usually didn’t pay her much mind, but she seemed to relish seeing Rachel squirm and replied leisurely,

“Did him a little favor.”

At the mention of a “little favor,” Stanton hastily interjected, “Little favor? Lia, you saved my life!”

If he hadn’t resolved that issue with the composition, he might have faced a psychological breakdown, unable

to play again.

being able to play was

rushed through his head, Stanton’s expression turned

request.”

asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on this, no, not

there. Cordelia was his

his words meant

could directly ask to be Stanton’s

have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success

connections.

blurted out.

also shouted, “Why

Why was the concerned

family, we stand

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connections, how would

in agreement. “Juliana’s right. We don’t exploit favors Right, Lorna? Lia? We

there was more to the story and turned to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as an outsider.

caught

the Delaney family

Rachel turned to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees, who will you choose

confidently

him, holding on to a sliver of

I was thinking of taking you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget it. And as for the three of you, I wasn’t considering any

followed

not? You

he stopped holding back. 7 was too subtle

just the beginning! It means you’ve got the technical skills,

calling what you do ‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re

in his later years, but you, at ten. Your grasp of music

verdict on the three, Rosina and Joy weren’t

out. “None of us are good enough,

“What nonsense are you

following words. “I’m not

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