Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 128

Cordelia was utterly flustered.

Lorna would clean her room every day. To avoid getting caught with the medicine Louie had given her, Cordelia had hidden it in her backpack. But now, she had been busted

Everard pinched the bottle of pills, a smile playing on his lips that didn’t quite reach his eyes, casting a somber mood over the room they dubbed Midnight Scent.

Panic flickered in Cordelia’s beautiful eyes. She had a feeling that if Everard realized what the pills were for, he would be furious.

Thinking quickly, she blurted out, “Vitamins.”

After saying this, she reached out to snatch them back. She was quick, but Everard was quicker. As she leaned in, he pushed back in his chair, sliding away effortlessly.

By the time Cordelia stood up to grab them, he had already unscrewed the cap, taken out a pill, and brought it to his nose for a sniff. Then he looked up at her.

Maybe it was her imagination, but Cordelia could swear his gaze had turned colder, a complex storm brewing in his deep eyes, as unpredictable as the vast night sky.

He must have figured it out. The thought made Cordelia freeze.

Maybe it was time to tell the truth.

She was about to speak when Everardlowered his gaze, masking the turbulence in his eyes, and his features softened in an instant.

“Oh,” he sighed lightly, “vitamins, huh?”

His voice was faint, hollow, tinged with melancholy and disappointment.

He placed the pill back in the bottle, screwed the cap on, and handed it back to Cordelia.

She was puzzled

Looking down at the bottle in her hand and then back at Everard, he seemed almost wounded, like a had been abandoned by its owner, unwittingly tugging at her heartstrings.

Did her actions truly hurt him to this extent?

puppy that

bottle into her backpack and began to eat her breakfast sandwich, but as she took a bite, she heard another soft

lost its

who usually fought her for the last bite of the sandwich, slumped in his chair, the image of

help but offer him a sandwich, “why aren’t you

his lean figure hunched over it. After a moment, he

and finally just

finished her breakfast. Taking Everard’s hand, she held it for a while until he finally spoke, “Is

who was about to let go and leave for

bit longer, “…a little

than flirtatious. Cordelia’s

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his hand and stood up, “Well, I

“Yeah, off you

walked out, but after a few steps, she

Scent bright, but a shadow

appeared to live perpetually

played on her mind. He must have recognized the pills but played ignorant to spare her feelings. And now he was so upset he couldn’t even

her pocket, she clenched the bottle of pills.

every two… no, three

table, savoring the sandwich Cordelia had left

cold, but still

a drawer, he pulled out a bottle of pills identical to

he had to be the adult in

but it seemed someone else had beaten him to

force wouldn’t work on her, only tenderness. Judging by her reaction

who had given her the

crossed Everard’s eyes. It seemed the group had

had an art exhibit to attend with Lorna in the afternoon, so upon arriving at school, she first

noticed Merry acting furtively, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. Cordelia sat down, waiting for her to speak, but Merry

class, Cordelia caught Merry sneaking

Merry’s phone vibrated

moderator, “You’d better clear

Merry’s face tensed.

she’d recorded the previous day to