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?”

physics paper, then sighed, “Let’s

Merry alone, especially if she

his on–screen sweetheart at piano lessons, so

the school’s

a crowd of

me find which costume size fits me? We’re pretty

Merry stiffened.

took a deep

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

rummaged through the costumes, trying them against her frame. “Helping her helps my idol. If we get this scene done faster,

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for 18 hours straight sometimes, with only four hours to sleep. It’s brutal.”

not quite grasping Merry’s devotion.

costume, Leila strolled in. The dressing room was reduced to

transformed into a long–haired version of herself, a spitting image

Merry’s phone pinged.

down, she found a photo from an unknown number. It

at Leila, disbelief etched across

responded with feigned confusion, “What are

This guy is the one who hit me with

her pupils, denying everything, “You’re accusing me over a picture? Merry, you’re naive. This proves

realized her once–in–a–lifetime chance to be close to her idol was ruined by Leila.

“Because of my injury, you got your chance! Leila, I’m too familiar with these tricks!”

let go. Your blood’s seeping through the bandage, you’ll stain the costume. What happens if I can’t film either?

have to film for an

damn well what Bland meant to Merry, her beacon of hope for all these years.

She released her grip, biting down on her lip

voice. “About the bike accident, you’ve got no proof, tough luck. Merry,

door, but then turned back with a

for

pulling her backward.

down by the back with a knee, immobilizing her. With a cold