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 akin to taking

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

request.”

asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on

had no choice there.

the others, however, his words meant something entirely different.

could directly ask to be Stanton’s

inadvertently set Cordelia up for

connections.

blurted out. “No

the same time, Juliana also

from the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He

family, we stand by merit.

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how would that

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

story and turned to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof

caught on

between Cordelia and the Delaney family seemed

it together, Rachel turned to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees, who

looked confidently

him, holding on to

since you’re not interested, forget it. And as for the three

silence followed

couldn’t believe it and blurted out, “Why not? You just

terms with them, he stopped holding back. 7 was too

It means you’ve got the technical skills, but I can’t hear any emotion in your

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

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

three, Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised. They

lip hard and finally burst out. “None of us are good enough, then who is? After all this, you

“What nonsense are

following words. “I’m not worthy of