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.

was akin

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

request.”

was frankly subpar, but if Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on this, no, not

choice there. Cordelia was

his words meant something entirely

ask to be Stanton’s

she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success

connections.

blurted out.

time, Juliana also

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

member of the Delaney family, we stand

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would that look?”

We don’t exploit favors Right, Lorna? Lia? We can’t do that”

Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her

Stanton caught on

between Cordelia and the Delaney family seemed

to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since

looked confidently at Stanton

Joy also watched him, holding on to

Lia’s sake, but since you’re not

followed

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

Cordelia wasn’t on good terms with them, he stopped holding back. 7 was too subtle

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, you’re only

what you do ‘playing‘ the piano

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

Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised. They

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

stunned. “What nonsense are you

Juliana could respond, they heard Stanton’s following