Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

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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.

to play was

these thoughts rushed through his head, Stanton’s expression turned grave. “Lia, I would grant you

request.”

asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on

had no choice there. Cordelia

the others, however, his words

ask to be

panicked, realizing she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up

connections.

blurted out.

Juliana also shouted,

reaction from the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly, “You

a member of the Delaney family, we stand by merit. If we get this

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would that look?”

“Juliana’s right. We don’t exploit favors Right, Lorna? Lia? We can’t do that”

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

Stanton caught on

and the Delaney family seemed

he was piecing it together, Rachel turned to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees, who will you choose as

looked confidently at Stanton

also watched him, holding on to a sliver

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

silence followed his declaration!

“Why not? You just said

good terms with them, he stopped holding back. 7 was too subtle before, so let me give you some feedback.”

Grade ten is just the beginning! It means you’ve got the technical skills, but I can’t

‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re

but you, at ten. Your grasp of music isn’t mature enough. I could teach you,

his verdict on the three, Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised. They had

good enough, then who is?

was stunned. “What nonsense are

heard Stanton’s following words. “I’m not worthy