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.

play was akin to taking his life!

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

request.”

his teeth and take on this,

no choice there. Cordelia was his boss!

words meant something entirely

directly ask to be Stanton’s student!

Cordelia

connections.

blurted out. “No

the same time, Juliana also

odd reaction from the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly, “You don’t want

clenched her fists. “As a member of the Delaney family, we stand by merit. If we get

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connections, how would that

exploit favors

who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as an outsider. She

Stanton caught

between Cordelia and the

Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees,

looked confidently

holding on to a sliver

collective gaze, Stanton sighed, I was thinking of taking you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget

silence followed his declaration!

“Why not? You just

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

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

calling what you do ‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the

with pity as he looked at Joy. “It’s a shame. Beethoven went deaf in his later years, but you, at ten. Your grasp of music isn’t mature enough. I could teach you, but you’ll never reach a master’s level in your lifetime, so I’d rather not waste

Rosina and Joy weren’t

are good enough, then who is? After all

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Juliana could respond, they heard Stanton’s following words.