Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

“Lia…”

Chapter 151

Cordera finished answering the question and turned to her friend with a puzzled look, “What’s up?

Merry, struck dumb, handed her phone over. The moment Cordelia caught sight of the poem on the screen, her brow furrowed in concem.

It was only today that Cordelia had ventured into the world of social media, and she was quickly learning how easy it was for people to launch verbal attacks from behind their screens, without fear of legal repercussions,

“Watching the quiz whiz was cool, but Warren’s comment got me thinking. It does seem a bit like showboating. maybe even a bit attention–seeking.”

“As a parent, I really think kids should just focus on their studies. Trying to make money streaming is not really what a senior in high school should be doing.”

These people had no clue about Merry’s real situation, yet there they were, dishing out accusations and judgments under the guise of concern. How ridiculous!

A spark of anger lit within Cordelia, She quickly typed a response on Merry’s phone, posted it, and handed the phone back.

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Merry, still in a daze, watched as Cordelia stood up, packed her papers and pen into her backpack, and said, “Goodbye.”

Merry was confused.

She watched, rather cluelessly, as Cordelia’s cool figure disappeared through the door. Coming back to her senses, Merry saw the live chat exploding with messages.

“Quiz Queen is so cool.”

“I’ve always wanted to put Warren in his place, but I’m not as eloquent. Watching you take him down was so satisfying.”

This girl is a jack of all trades. I’m going to be her follower.”

Confused, Merry asked, “What just happened?”

The chat roared with laughter, urging her to check the tweet Cordelia had just posted.

As she had been live streaming the entire time, though the camera hadn’t been pointed at Cordelia’s face, their interaction was visible to all her viewers. So, when Cordelia took Merry’s phone to tweet, everyone was in on it.

exited the live stream and logged into her social media to see

“WhiteLight @Warren.

stands

softly, such grace divine,

purpose, life can

one surely thrives.

lush, like summer’s

life’s purpose, of

may blaze brief as kindling

as beams,

had gathered thousands of comments, all praising her cleverness, and the previously concerned citizen had come

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audience

I am again, not involved in

resolve will sooner wither and fail. The lushness of the forest alludes to the profusion of talents. Some trees are cut down and turned into firewood to warm houses, suggesting those who

feel that this

quickly took off, and Warren, the target of the verse, fell silent, unable to

boosted Merry’s fame,

expletive to express her amazement, “Holy shit. What

sorceress is Lia?.”

live–stream audience was in

Merry continued streaming until ten at night. When she finally signed off and checked her earnings, she was astonished to find she had made twenty thousand dollars in one

at the money, her recent despair seemed to vanish.

with a glass of tap water. After eating, she

thought of Cordelia’s response, always so

Cordelia could hold her own. Her life was

power.”

the textbooks on her desk.

and she wouldn’t have been in the honors class otherwise. But her parents only saw Leila’s success, always overlooking and scolding Merry,

on her studies, but now she felt a sudden urge to hit the books.

her workbook, she began to study.

was the wee

over a tricky math