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

his head, Stanton’s expression turned

request.”

piano playing was frankly subpar, but if Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and

choice there. Cordelia

the others, however, his words meant something entirely

could directly ask to be Stanton’s student!

inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite all her efforts

connections.

out. “No way!”

also

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

of the Delaney family,

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connections, how would that look?”

right. We don’t exploit favors Right, Lorna?

was more to the story and turned to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as an outsider. She gave a noncommittal ‘well.”

Stanton caught

and the Delaney family seemed strained

Rachel turned to Stanton. “Mr. Stanton, since Lia agrees, who will you choose as

confidently

holding on to a sliver of

sake, but since you’re not interested,

silence followed

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

back.

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

the piano is an insult to the instrument.

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 waste

on the three, Rosina and Joy weren’t

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

stunned. “What nonsense are you

respond, they heard Stanton’s following words. “I’m