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.

play was akin to

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

request.”

subpar, but if Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and take

no choice there. Cordelia was his

words meant something entirely different.

directly ask to

inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite all her efforts and

connections.

blurted out. “No

same time, Juliana also shouted, “Why

was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly,

family, we stand by merit. If we get this opportunity

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connections, how would that

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

Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking

Stanton caught

Cordelia and the Delaney family seemed

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

looked confidently at

Collins and Joy also watched him, holding on to a sliver of

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

silence followed

not? You just said my performance was not

Stanton realized Cordelia wasn’t on good terms with them, he stopped holding back. 7 was too subtle before, so

just the beginning! It means you’ve got the technical skills, but I can’t hear any emotion

critique, he 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, and

softened with 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 never reach a master’s level in

weren’t surprised. They had expected rejection. But Juliana couldn’t

burst out. “None of us are good enough, then who

was stunned. “What nonsense are you

following words. “I’m not worthy