Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

hapter 96

“Seriously, we’ve been busting our butts for a month to be on time, and you just had to mess it up for all of us!”

“You got a free pass to Superiority College, why don’t you just take a gap year or something? You’re just loafing around in class and killing our vibe.”

A few voices echoed with a tang of jealousy.

Cordelia had been part of the class for some time now. Aside from Hayley and her ilk, there were those who defended her.

“I don’t see the problem, honestly. Genius Cordelia got into Superiority College and is still grinding out study sessions here, which gives me a real kick in the pants to push harder!”

“Exactly. Everyone has off days. So what if she was late once? Maybe Cordelia had a real issue this time?*

Cordelia stood, baffled by the chatter of her classmates.

She had no idea that the coveted Honorable Medal at the front of the room was still up for grabs. Had she known, she wouldn’t have tagged along with Kermit for a detour through the hotel.

Just as she was about to speak up, Merry stood up abruptly, “Enough, okay? What’s with the stinginess? Lia will be more careful next time!”

When someone else attempted to speak, Merry darkened her expression, “You think my words don’t carry weight? Do I need to call Yates over to give you a piece of his mind?”

The classroom fell silent for a moment.

Then Hayley whispered snidely, “Some people always hide behind others. Such deep–seated scheming!”

Juliana clenched her fists tightly. Since the physics competition results came out, she had been in a slump. There was only one senior year, and missing this award would be a lifelong regret.

thought it over. Her exams had been fine until Cordelia returned,

Cordelia was

“Anyway, shouldn’t

monthly discipline for both classes was nearly perfect, but Cordelia’s tardiness could harm their

since she had impacted the whole class.

classroom stilled, and then other students waved it off, “It’s

We can’t hog the top spot forever. Let’s just

followed the humorous remark eased the tension

all pretenses of innocence and challenged Cordelia again, “Is a flippant apology really all

Merry retorted, her heavily made–up face glaring. “You want Lia to kneel down to you? Are

“No need for that, but at the very least, she can give

demanded. “If you’re sincere, stand there and bow in apology to

class fell

any longer. With a screech of her chair against the floor, she stormed

fell silent at Merry.

before speaking up. Some people aren’t to be trifled with!” Having said her

then, the Class 2 monitor poked his head in, “I heard someone

class collectively shouted, “Beat it!”

at the Honorable Medal and quipped, “Come on, I’m just here to preview it. Don’t worry, tomorrow this honor will be in good hands with my class,” and he scurried off before anyone could retort.

gone, the room

entered math class. Noticing the lackluster atmosphere, he tapped his desk and commanded, “What’s with the dozing off? It’s only the second period. Straighten up! No slumping. Look at Cordelia

paused, sensing something was off but

Latham called out to Daniel. Once he got the class

deeply, then regrouped the