Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

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.

able to play was akin to taking his

through his head, Stanton’s expression turned

request.”

grit his teeth and take on this,

had no choice there. Cordelia

words

directly ask to

realizing she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite all her

connections.

out. “No way!”

the same time, Juliana also shouted, “Why

the odd reaction from the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the

member of the Delaney family, we stand by merit.

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how would that

agreement. “Juliana’s right. We don’t exploit

and turned to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her

caught

the

Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees, who will you choose as your student7:

confidently

Collins and Joy also watched him, holding on to a sliver of hope despite knowing

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

followed his

believe it and blurted out, “Why not? You just said my performance was

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

might as well have been playing blind. Grade ten is just the beginning! It means you’ve got the technical skills, but I can’t hear any emotion in your playing. In this case, you’re not even playing at a beginner’s

to Rosina. “As for you, calling what you do ‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re not playing the piano, and

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

weren’t surprised. They had expected rejection. But

us are good enough, then who is? After all this, you still want Cordelia as your

“What nonsense are

heard Stanton’s following words.