Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 76

Merry’s eyes were bloodshot from crying, her finger pointed accusingly toward the classroom door as she screamed, “Get out! Just get out!”

Leila, sauntering out with a provoking smile, tossed back, “Well, I took the day off because the director and Bland have a scene to run through with me. So, I’ll be on my way.”

At the mention of Bland running through a scene, Merry froze.

Once Leila had left, Merry couldn’t hold back any longer. She buried her face in her arms on the desk and sobbed.

Cordelia, strolling down the hallway, tucked her baseball cap into her bag before poking Merry’s shoulder. asking, “What’s up?”

Merry turned around, her hand wrapped in gauze, and choked out, “Lia, my luck’s rotten. On my way to school, some jerk on a bike knocked into me and scraped my hand.”

That hand was supposed to be in the spotlight during filming!

She’d suffered such a nasty injury that the director had scrapped her from the role, giving it to Leila instead.

Cordelia was taken aback, feeling it was too much of a coincidence, “Who did that?” she asked.

Merry hung her head dejectedly. “Some stranger, I guess. It’s not a bad wound, but the skin broke. They helped me bandage it up and then took off.”

It all seemed like a streak of bad luck.

Merry was down all day. During the lunch break, Latham came into the classroom to console her. “It’s a bummer this time, but you mentioned applying to the Ontoky City Film and Animation Academy. That’s a good path too. Hang in there.”

Merry nodded.

The film crew had booked the school for a week, so every afternoon, students had the chance to be extras.

After classes, Cordelia, engrossed in a physics problem set, glanced up as Merry turned to her and muttered, “Lia, heading to the set?”

Cordelia gave her a look.

Merry was in evidently a low mood, her shoulders slumped. “I’ve thought it through. I can’t miss out on seeing my idol because of Leila. Who knows if I’ll ever get another chance?”

reluctantly eyed her physics paper, then sighed, “Let’s go

especially if she might break

and his on–screen sweetheart at piano lessons,

the school’s music room..

a crowd of students

“Hey, perfect timing! Could you help me find which costume size fits me? We’re

Merry stiffened.

refusal, Merry took a deep breath and agreed,

the makeshift dressing room, Cordelia couldn’t help but ask, “Why help her?”

she rummaged through the costumes, trying them against her frame. “Helping her helps my idol. If we get this scene done faster, he can rest sooner. You don’t get

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only four hours

quite grasping Merry’s devotion.

finding the right costume, Leila strolled in. The dressing room

a long–haired version of herself, a spitting image of Merry. She began changing into the

phone pinged.

It showed

at Leila, disbelief etched across her face. “You did this?!” she

with feigned confusion, “What are you on about

This guy is the one who hit me with

“You’re accusing me over a

to be close

“Because of my injury,

bandage, you’ll stain the costume. What happens if I can’t film

to film for

damn well what Bland meant to Merry, her beacon of hope for

would concede anything when it came to Bland. She released her grip, biting down on her lip hard.

“About the bike accident, you’ve got

door, but then turned back with a taunt. “Don’t worry, I’ll work well with your

for

force, pulling her backward. Cordelia

the back with a knee, immobilizing her. With a cold expression, Cordelia gripped Leila’s