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

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

request.”

grit his teeth and take on

had no choice there. Cordelia was his

his words meant something entirely

ask to be Stanton’s

realizing she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite

connections.

out. “No way!”

same time, Juliana also shouted, “Why should

the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly, “You don’t want

a member of the Delaney family, we

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

who stood there quietly, her

Stanton caught on

the

Rachel turned to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees, who will you choose

confidently

Joy also watched him, holding on to

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

silence followed his declaration!

it and blurted out, “Why not? You just said my

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

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

his critique, he turned to Rosina. “As for you, calling what you do ‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re

a shame. Beethoven went deaf in his later years, but you, at ten. Your grasp of music isn’t mature enough. I

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

of us are good enough, then who is? After all this,

stunned. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

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