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.

was akin to taking his life!

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

request.”

subpar, but if Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on this, no, not a mess. this

no choice there. Cordelia was his boss!

words

to be Stanton’s student!

realizing she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up

connections.

out.

also

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

member of the Delaney family, we stand by merit. If we

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how would that

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

stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as

Stanton caught

the Delaney family

turned to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees,

looked confidently at Stanton

watched him, holding on to a sliver of hope despite knowing

you’re not

silence followed his

not? You just said my performance was not bad!”

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

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.

do ‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re not playing the piano, and you’re

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

verdict on the three, Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised. They had expected

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

“What nonsense

could respond, they heard Stanton’s following words. “I’m