Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 53

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 to

rushed through 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

there. Cordelia

his words meant something

to

set Cordelia up for success

connections.

out. “No

Juliana also

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

“As a member of the Delaney family, we stand by

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connections, how would

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

stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as an outsider.

caught

between Cordelia and the Delaney family

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

looked confidently

to a sliver of hope

you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget it. And as for the three of you, I wasn’t considering any

followed

blurted out, “Why not? You just said

back. 7 was too subtle before, so let me give you some feedback.”

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

piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re not playing the

he looked at Joy. “It’s a shame. Beethoven went deaf in his later years, but you, at ten. Your grasp of

his verdict on the three, Rosina and Joy weren’t

us are good enough, then who is? After all this, you still want

stunned. “What nonsense are

respond, they heard Stanton’s following words.

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