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,

Merry alone, especially if she

shooting today was Bland and his on–screen sweetheart at

the school’s music

time they arrived, a crowd

size fits me? We’re pretty much

Merry stiffened.

took

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

brimmed with unshed tears as she rummaged through the costumes, trying them against her frame. “Helping her helps my idol. If we get this scene done faster, he

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for 18 hours straight sometimes, with only

quite grasping

The dressing room was reduced to just the three of them.

spitting image of Merry. She began changing into the school uniform prepared for the scene.

Merry’s phone pinged.

It

at Leila, disbelief

responded with feigned confusion, “What are you on about now?”

the phone in her face. “Explain this! This guy is the one who hit me

her pupils, denying everything, “You’re accusing me over a picture? Merry, you’re naive. This proves nothing.”

to be close to her idol was ruined by

“Because of my injury, you

kept up her denial, smirking. “Merry, I suggest you let go. Your blood’s seeping through the bandage, you’ll stain the costume. What happens if I can’t film

to

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

concede anything when it came to Bland. She released her grip,

close to Merry with a lowered voice. “About the bike accident,

with a taunt. “Don’t worry,

for the doorknob.

in an instant, her hair was yanked back with force, pulling her backward. Cordelia executed a swift over-the–shoulder throw, and Leila’s face smashed onto

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