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

expression turned grave. “Lia, I would grant you

request.”

his teeth and take on this, no,

there.

the others, however, his words meant something

directly ask to

set Cordelia up for success despite

connections.

blurted out.

time, Juliana also

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

a member of the Delaney family,

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how would

exploit favors Right, Lorna? Lia? We can’t

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 a noncommittal

Stanton caught

the Delaney family

to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia

confidently

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

you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re

followed his declaration!

blurted out, “Why not? You

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

the technical skills, but I can’t hear any emotion in your playing. In this case, you’re not even playing at

turned 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 you’re just hitting

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

on the three, Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised.

“None of us are good enough, then who is? After all this, you

nonsense are you talking

Stanton’s following words.