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.

play was

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

request.”

if Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on this, no,

had no choice there. Cordelia was his boss!

however, his words meant something

to be Stanton’s student!

Cordelia up for success despite all her

connections.

blurted out. “No

the same time, Juliana also shouted, “Why should

Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly,

of the Delaney family, we stand by

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how would that

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

quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as an outsider. She gave a

Stanton caught

and the Delaney

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

confidently at

also watched him, holding on to a sliver of hope

was thinking of taking you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget

followed

not? You just said

holding back. 7 was too

pointed to Juliana. “All these years playing the piano, you 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 level! Without musical talent,

piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re

two, his gaze softened 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

and Joy weren’t surprised. They had expected rejection. But Juliana couldn’t accept it.

are good enough, then who is? After

“What nonsense are

following words. “I’m not