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 to taking his

rushed through his head, Stanton’s expression turned grave. “Lia, I would grant you

request.”

Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and take

had no choice there. Cordelia was his

however, his words meant something entirely

to be Stanton’s student!

might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite

connections.

out. “No way!”

the same time, Juliana also shouted, “Why should

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

a member of the Delaney family, we stand by merit. If we

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connections, how would that

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

to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her

caught

and the

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

confidently at Stanton

on to a sliver of hope despite knowing the odds

their collective gaze, Stanton sighed, I was thinking of taking you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget it. And

followed his declaration!

out, “Why not? You

back. 7 was too subtle before,

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 at a beginner’s level! Without musical talent,

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

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 your lifetime, so I’d rather not

Joy weren’t surprised. They had expected

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

was stunned. “What nonsense are you

Juliana could respond, they heard Stanton’s following words.