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.

to play was akin

head, Stanton’s expression turned grave. “Lia, I would grant you any

request.”

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

choice there. Cordelia was

however, his words meant something entirely different.

directly ask to be Stanton’s

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

connections.

out. “No way!”

Juliana also shouted, “Why should

odd reaction from the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at

Delaney family, we stand by

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

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

Stanton caught on

and the Delaney family seemed

“Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees, who will

confidently at Stanton

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

you’re not interested, forget it. And as for the three

followed his declaration!

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

stopped holding back. 7 was too subtle before,

the piano, you might as well 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 playing at a beginner’s level! Without musical talent, you’re

you do ‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the instrument. You’re not playing the piano, and you’re just hitting keys!”

in his later years, but you, at ten. Your grasp

his verdict on the three, Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised. They had expected rejection.

her lip hard and finally burst out. “None of us are good enough, then who

was stunned. “What nonsense are you talking

they heard Stanton’s following words.