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.

able to play was akin

through his head, Stanton’s expression turned

request.”

grit his teeth

no choice there. Cordelia was his

the others, however, his words meant something entirely

directly ask to be

have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite all her efforts and

connections.

blurted out.

Juliana also shouted,

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

member of the Delaney family, we stand by

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would that

We don’t exploit favors Right,

to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as an outsider. She gave a

caught on

the

together, Rachel turned to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia

looked confidently at

Joy also watched him, holding on to

taking you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget

followed his

and blurted out, “Why not?

on good terms with them, he stopped holding back. 7 was too subtle before, so let me give you some

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

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

years, but you, at ten. Your grasp of music isn’t mature

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

us are good enough, then who is? After all

was stunned. “What nonsense

following words. “I’m not worthy