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.

able to play was akin to taking his

head, Stanton’s expression turned

request.”

frankly subpar, but if Lia asked, he’d grit his teeth and take on this, no, not

there. Cordelia

others, however, his words meant something

directly ask to be Stanton’s

might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success

connections.

out.

also shouted, “Why

odd reaction from the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly, “You don’t

of the Delaney family, we stand by merit. If we get this opportunity

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would that

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

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

Stanton caught on

relationship between Cordelia and the Delaney family

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

looked confidently

on to a

was thinking of taking you on for Lia’s sake, but since you’re not interested, forget it. And as for the three of you, I wasn’t considering any

followed his declaration!

couldn’t believe it and blurted out, “Why not? You just said my performance was not bad!”

holding back. 7 was too subtle before, so let me give

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

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

a shame. Beethoven went deaf in his later years, but you, at ten. Your grasp of music isn’t mature enough. I

Rosina and Joy weren’t surprised.

out. “None of us are good enough, then who

nonsense are you talking

Stanton’s following words. “I’m not worthy of