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

Stanton’s expression turned grave. “Lia, I would

request.”

grit his teeth and take on this, no, not

had no choice there. Cordelia was his boss!

the others, however, his words meant something entirely different.

directly ask to

she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite

connections.

out. “No way!”

also shouted, “Why

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

member of the Delaney family,

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how would that look?”

don’t exploit favors Right,

there was more to the story and turned to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking

Stanton caught

the Delaney family

Stanton, since Lia agrees,

looked confidently

on to a sliver of

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

followed his

couldn’t believe it and blurted out, “Why not?

with them, he stopped holding back. 7

these years playing 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

you, calling what you do ‘playing‘ the piano is an

his gaze 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

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

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

was stunned. “What nonsense are

respond, they heard Stanton’s following