Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon
Chapter 89
Chapter 89
Cordelia awoke to the familiar hustle and bustle of the household staff moving briskly through the corridors. The silverware was being polished and the fine china clinked softly as it was prepared for the evening’s dinner party
As Lorna laid out a hearty breakfast of pancakes and bacon, Rachel, with her usual sour tone, chimed in, “With all the fuss in the house for tonight, do you really need to fuss over Cordelia and her boyfriend with a full breakfast? Can’t you just whip up something quick?”
Lorna ignored her, carefully arranging the breakfast on a tray and handing it to Cordelia.
The family was busy trying to curry favor with the Smith family to secure an introduction to Calvert, which meant Rachel, usually sullen and withdrawn, held her head a bit higher today with a hint of smugness in her
stance.
Taking the breakfast from Lorna, Cordelia was about to retort to Rachel when Lorna tugged at her arm. “Come on, Lia, let’s get you to school.”
Once they
were outside, Lorna spoke up. “Don’t bother arguing with her. Laurinda will just have more nasty things to say. Let Rachel have her moment. It’s not like it’ll make a difference to us.”
Cordelia pondered for a moment before realization dawned on her. “Yeah, she might as well be a dog barking.”
Lorna paused, initially perplexed, but then she burst into laughter, proud to see her daughter develop a sense of humor.
As Cordelia climbed into the car, Lorna stood watching the vehicle pull away, feeling a shift within herself. In the past, Laurinda’s occasional jibes would find her desperate for Cordelia, touched by sadness. But Cordelia’s return brought a new attitude. Her carefree disposition affected Lorna. At nearly fifty, Lorna was learning to let go, all thanks to Cordelia. What did others‘ opinions matter to her?
Oblivious to these thoughts, Cordelia pulled out her book during the half–hour car ride to school, utilizing the Journey to absorb some knowledge.
and now she tackled specialized math terminology. Knowing that many resources were in foreign languages, she
time she pulled up to Midnight Scent, she had soaked up quite a
into her pocket, grabbed her
was, as usual, behind the counter engrossed in a book. As Calvert took the breakfast to set the table. Everard slammed his book down
title. The cover was of a
Cordelia couldn’t help but steal glances at Everard. Why was he reading
more closely. She had never seen it open for business, yet it was as spacious as
living? And with Everard’s apparent lack of
shrouded in mystery.
eating and was gazing at her
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stare, he chuckled softly, leaned in over the small table, and closed the gap to mere
mouth, Cordelia watched as Everard reached
he dared cross a line, she’d make sure he regretted it. But before she could
was warm, calloused, slightly rough against her skin, sending a shiver down
whispered and pulled back, showing her the crumb he had removed from her lips.
lingered on
last night.” Her eyes sparkled with infatuation, “I can hardly believe I’m talking to my idol. He even chats with me every night for
with Everard, hesitated before answering,
upset anymore.”
relief. “Bland said he’d hate for a movie role to mess up things between you and your guy.”
added, “It’s weird though, Bland seems really concerned about your boyfriend’s feelings. Shouldn’t he be asking you directly?”
looking for topics to chat about with me. My mind goes blank whenever I see him.”
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