Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 63

Chapter 63

At 10 am sharp, Hanley checked his score. 234 pointer

“Wow, you rock!”

“That’s a killer score! Definitely top ten in the stater

Hanley breathed a sigh of relief.

Lately, he had been burning the midnight oil to catch up with Cordelia, hitting the books every night until half–past twelve, and getting up at the crack of dawn at 5:30 am. His hard work had paid off, and the score was pretty darn good!

Yet, a tinge of regret lingered.

He had wanted to go head–to–head with Cordelia to show her he was every bit her equal. But Cordelia had lost half an hour. Even if her score was lower, his victory felt somewhat hollow.

“If only I had done like Keen and waited for her half an hour,” he thought.

With that on his mind, Hanley opened the Math Forum, where speculation about everyone’s scores was already going wild.

“OMG, Keen got first place!”

“Does that mean Cordelia isn’t number one?”

“How did this happen? I was waiting for our study queen to crush it, but it turns out even prodigies are

normal…”

“Missing half an hour and not getting first is pretty normal, I’d say.”

“Keen waited half an hour too, to be fair! But Keen’s a legend, so first place is no big surprise!”

“I wanted to see Cordelia snag that top spot.”

“I hope so.”

Merry saw the comments in the thread. Looking at Cordelia full of frustration and defiance, she asked, “Lia, people on the forum are saying that the state math committee called Lakeshore High. Keen took the top spot! How many points did you get?”

at Cordelia’s phone screen and her eyes stuck to it,

light on his feet and brimming with excitement, “Great news,

the crowd around Hanley burst out, “Hey Mr. Latham, did you

234!”

not the top score. What’s

spirit! Top ten in the state,

erupted into applause and congratulations for Hanley. Amidst this, some curious eyes turned to Cordelia, “Cordelia, how

How many points?

cursed,

high score, and Keen’s still first? That was beyond

led to some confusion. Some comforted Cordelia, while

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got first place. Definitely

voice thundered with excitement, “What? Cordelia got first in the state! And if I’m not mistaken, she’ll be first in the nation too! She scored 298

sea of shock

forum

Cordelia, continuing, “I got calls from several colleges‘ admissions offices wanting to offer you direct admission agreements. I

asked slowly, “Is Superiority College

make such offers

disappointed, “Oh,

had always been set on one goal, that was,

sparked fresh fodder for her critics, “The scores from the National League can only get

as her phone buzzed. Lowering her gaze, she saw a message from Mathster, ‘Lia, how many points?’

She replied, ‘298‘

at

plays it like a game as usual. That score’s got to be the

proven Batra’s Conjecture, Frankie had taken

was an old man, a renowned math expert. Calling a young girl “Boss Cordelia” didn’t seem appropriate. Lia sounded

you should call admissions right away. Get

Top–Crest Academy don’t offer direct

are made

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