Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 82

When the assistant director called cut, Cordelia’s fingers froze mid–melody, and the music stopped abruptly.

In the extras‘ seating area, Hayley was utterly perplexed by Cordelia’s sudden halt, but considering the distance and the piano’s orientation away from her, she hadn’t seen Cordelia’s hand movements. Unable to contain herself, Hayley snickered, “That’s hilarious. Are they even dubbing piano music now? Does that mean Cordelia hasn’t touched a key? How are they going to shoot the close–ups?”

The others around her couldn’t help but chuckle, too. It wasn’t out of malice. They just found the situation amusing.

Hayley continued to poke fun. “Juliana, doesn’t your family have a piano? Has she never pretended to play? It is like some funny pantomime act, right? Hilarious!”

Juliana turned even paler, her mouth agape with no words coming out. She just wanted to escape this place before she became the butt of everyone’s jokes.

Finding Hayley’s comments distasteful, Merry retorted with a pout. “So, what if Lia doesn’t play piano? No one can be perfect, right? She’s got to leave some room for the rest of us, don’t we?”

Hanley frowned and turned to Hayley, exhaling deeply. “We’re classmates here. We should help each other out. Why do you have to be so prickly all the time?”

Hayley wanted to argue, but looking at Hanley’s face, she was at a loss for words.

After a moment, Hanley turned to Juliana., “Why don’t you go up and give her a few pointers to make it look good? It should be simple enough.”

Juliana’s lips quivered, and she finally uttered, “She can play the piano.”

Unfortunately, her voice was so soft that neither Hanley nor Hayley could hear her. “What was that?” they asked.

Embarrassment and anger flushed Juliana’s cheeks. But before she could speak again, a crew member called out loudly, ‘Director, the music isn’t playing!”

Everyone was stunned. No music?

The assistant director was baffled. “No music? Then what was that just now…”

Mid–sentence, realization struck him, and he turned to Cordelia in disbelief. “God, you can play the piano?” The class looked at her incredulously, including the shocked Hayley and the bewildered Hanley.

she was about to speak, a crew member’s voice

slender figure in a white dress, Joy, stood timidly at the door, followed by

the quiet sanctuary of her home. But with its high status, the Collins family ensured she had the appropriate entourage when she

translator inquired, “Assistant director, who needs Miss Collins‘ guidance?”

still dazed, pointing to Cordelia before realizing, maybe, just maybe, they didn’t need her help after all.

his gesture, Joy looked at the figure behind the piano, and her eyes lit up. She started

“Lia, it’s you? But why would you need piano guidance? Mr. Stanton wouldn’t dare to teach you, so

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would like you to review it when you’re free.”

translator finished, the room fell into silence, Even the assistant

made

teacher, need plano

crowd, Hayley couldn’t help but exclaim, “There must

with a serious face, “I’m professional, and I’ve been serving Miss Joy for years. How could I make any mistakes? As the student of Mr. Stanton, Miss Joy would certainly never

stepped aside for Joy to have

dare take her as a student. As for Miss Juliana and another girl, Mr. Stanton has dismissed them, and it was only on Miss Cordelia’s recommendation that Miss

classroom fell

awe. “Damn, Lia! You don’t leave any room for the rest of

What?

to Juliana. “You

a flushed state, she

eyes welled up with tears as

speechless. He had thought Juliana was at least better at piano than

now…

that making Juliana his fiancee was

enough, he stumbled upon an

silently marveling at how

got her expelled

with Cordelia, Joy left.