Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 148

Calvert was the kind of guy who talked a big game about being scared, but everyone knew he was all bark and no bite, Skyler, on the other hand, was different. He’d always be like, “Man, I’m freaking out here, right before he’d dash headlong into the fray.

Wasn’t there a hint of sarcasm in his last remark? Was Skyler implying that things were moving too slowly?

Everard thought it would be insane to rush Cordelia, given her young age.

Everard glanced over with a cool gaze, taking a bite of his burger as he said, “You might think it’s slow, but Cordelia thinks I’m moving fast, and that’s all that matters.”

Skyler was speechless.

Everard was showing off!

Everard continued, unfazed, “Besides, you want to speed things up, but can you even? You don’t even have a date, man.”

Skyler thought he should never have gotten lippy, asking about Everard’s date.

Skyler felt speechless and calmed down after a moment.

He carried on, “Boss, you’re slipping. Just a breakfast with Lia, a little chitchat, and then you don’t see each other all day, no texts? You two don’t look like you’re in love.”

Everard didn’t respond, just coldly ordered, “Return that painting.”

Skyler pouted, “You had me dash off last night to get it, and now you’re sending me on another late–night return mission. You’re heartless, boss. I’m angry”

He grumbled, but his feet were already carrying him out the door.

Once he was gone, Everard’s gaze drifted to the door, where a young couple strolled past Midnight Scent, sharing an ice cream cone, the picture of love.

He couldn’t help but think that maybe, just maybe, his relationship with Cordelia was missing that spark of romance, which was why she remained unmoved.

on impulse, grabbed his phone and googled, “What do

eager, expectant looks over breakfast, and she couldn’t figure out what was up with

to a bicycle parked by the door, hopped on, and balanced it with his feet before

eyed him, puzzled.

didn’t look back, adding “I’ll give you a ride to

glanced toward school, no more than a half–mile away. Did

Everard’s low voice, “I’m good at

Good at what?

dazed as she sat on the back of the bike when Everard was heard again, “Hold on

lurched forward. As she swayed backward, her hands instinctively grabbed

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was wearing a black hoodie, loose–fitting and casual Clutching it, she could make out the subtle lines of his back muscles under the fabric, a

she could soak in the moment, they were already nearing the

brake, the bike’s tires screeched against the pavement. Cordelia, propelled by momentum, toppled forward onto his back, her arms

her embrace from behind and thought, for a fleeting second. How perfect it would be to freeze this moment in time.

she realized his hoodie smelled of fresh laundry

quite sexy. Through the fabric, her palms could feel the strength in his body,

thought, “Stop thinking that.”

darting toward the school without a backward glance, muttering to herself, “To be or not to be, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune…“.

sexy waist he had shown

She blushed.

voice grew louder, trying to drown out

first lesson of the day was language arts. The teacher entered early, standing at

students protested, “Class hasn’t started

but remains humble, using every moment to study, reciting

Cordelia was embarrassed.

delightful

cheeks burned as she kept her head down, the heat only subsiding after two periods. That was when she noticed Merry, Little Parrot, acting strangely.