Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 129

Merry was at a loss, her mind a whirlwind. How on earth could she calm the situation? She had already made it clear, geeks rule the school, and those who couldn’t match up simply refused to believe anyone could. What was she supposed to do, wave a magic wand and force them to believe?

Frustrated, she didn’t want to bother Cordelia with this mess, so she responded with firm resolve, “Then just disqualify me

She knew when she entered the competition that she lacked the popularity of her rival and the odds were stacked against her.

Upon sending her message, the manager promptly replied, “Fine, but you need to issue an apology to your fans admitting you deceived them.”

Merry’s jaw clenched at the absurdity. She retorted, “I haven’t lied to my fans. Why should I apologize?”

The manager shot back, “If you continue with this attitude and remain uncooperative, we’ll have no choice but to shut down your stream.”

That hit a nerve. After leaving the Jordan family, Merry had been relying on her streaming income.

Latham had encouraged her to apply to the Onitoky City Film and Animation Academy, which meant shelling out for expensive lessons in performance and presence, each costing more than a grand.

Streaming was crucial for her; she was determined to make a name for herself.

But the manager was being downright bullying.

She typed back, each letter heavy with defiance, “On what grounds can you shut down my stream?”

The reply was swift, “Your channel has received multiple reports. We need to verify if you’ve deceived your fans and during this investigation, you cannot continue streaming.”

–

In the grand scheme of things, a streamer with a few thousand fans even if that number had recently jumped to several tens of thousands – was insignificant to the platform.

Enraged, Merry asked, “How long will your “investigation‘ take?”

can’t give you an

manager went offline, ignoring all further messages from

a deep breath, Merry tried to reassure herself that the ban would likely last only a day; that’s how it usually went with other

official statement on the homepage. “In light

– the name her fans knew her by and the one she used for

investigate? Had they actually

but it was like screaming into the void; there was no response. It was

was on her way to

Lorna in his car, and after

love and money. So, if you’re conned, remember, it’s not the end of the world as long as you’re safe. And

her phone vibrating with a message from Painter, “You

minutes out,” she

the e–ticket to get in,” Painter

noticed Lorna’s skeptical gaze. Lorna asked in a tone laced with incredulity.

sighed. This ‘Painter‘ person had chosen such a name?

As they a

were about to

It was Rachel.

frowned at the sight of

ticket, so I came to give

the ticket in front of Lorna, then added, “I just saw Fanny, you know her, right? President of the Greenmeadow Art Association. She said not to sell you a ticket. It took some doing, but I managed to get this one. Don’t

deepened, ‘Don’t trouble yourself on my account.”

Lia, you always take things too seriously. Sometimes it’s

Rachel, Lorna and Cordelia

exhibits were either renowned figures in the art world or wealthy patrons looking to

her any mind, Rachel scoffed, then called out, “Mrs. Brown!”

the sound of her name. Rachel greeted her warmly before pointing at Lorna, “Mrs. Brown,