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 akin to

expression turned grave. “Lia, I

request.”

Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on this, no, not a mess. this student.

there. Cordelia was

the others, however, his words meant

directly ask to be

might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite

connections.

out. “No way!”

Juliana also

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

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

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how would that

in agreement. “Juliana’s right. We don’t exploit favors Right,

to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and

Stanton caught on

Cordelia and the Delaney family

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

looked confidently

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

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

silence followed his

“Why not? You just said my performance was

wasn’t on good terms with them, he stopped holding back. 7 was too subtle before, so let me give

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 only making it

Rosina. “As for you, calling what you do ‘playing‘ the piano is an insult to the

at ten. Your grasp

Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised. They had expected rejection. But

of us are good enough, then who is? After all this, you still

nonsense

following