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.

being able to play was akin to taking his

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

request.”

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

had no choice there. Cordelia

others, however, his words meant

could directly ask to be Stanton’s

she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up

connections.

blurted out. “No way!”

Juliana also

Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly, “You

a member of the Delaney family, we stand by merit. If we get this opportunity

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how would that

don’t exploit favors Right, Lorna?

there was more to the story and turned to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor

Stanton caught on

the Delaney family seemed strained

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

looked confidently at

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

I was thinking of taking you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget it. And as for the

followed his

“Why not? You just said my performance was not

back. 7 was too subtle before, so let

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 making

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,

his later years, but you, at ten. Your grasp of music isn’t mature enough. I could teach

three, Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised. They had

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

nonsense are you

respond, they heard Stanton’s following words. “I’m not worthy of