Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 153

At the Jordan Manor.

After Paulina said this, the headmaster refused, “The students are in study hall right now.”

Paulina’s expression tightened, her brows knitting together, “I’ll just pop over for a moment then. You’ll unlock the door for me later?”

With a sigh, the headmaster capitulated. “Alright, I’ll call her out for you. Just give me a minute.”

A smile of relief spread across Paulina’s face, “Thank you so much, sir.”

“We understand a parent’s concern,” he assured her, raising his voice to call out, “Merry, your mom’s on the line.” Shivering in her still–damp clothes, Merry shot up from her seat as if catapulted by a spring. That suffocating fear gripped her again, sending chills down her spine.

Approaching the door, the headmaster handed her the phone, “Talk to your mom, Merry. Be nice, okay?”

The headmaster gave her a threatening look, his eyes ruthless.

She nodded, taking the phone with trembling hands and whispering a timid “Hello?”

The strain in Merry’s voice was enough for Paulina to feel a tug at her heart, “Merry, how’s your day been?”

Merry was silent, her eyes fixed on the headmaster’s stern glare.

Paulina pressed on, “Why so quiet? I know you’re mad at me, but it’s for the best. Rest up tonight, follow the rules, and once you’re better, I’ll transfer you back, okay?”

“Mr. Walters,” the teacher called out, diverting the headmaster’s attention.

Seizing the moment, Merry covered the phone and hissed, “Help me. Help me!”

Paulina asked, “What?”

wheeled around, his gaze sharp and threatening. As he and the teacher advanced toward her, their faces half illuminated by the dim classroom

screamed into the

forward, snatching the phone away, while the teacher clamped a hand over Merry’s mouth, dragging her back toward the

splash, Merry’s head was forced underwater

a weary sigh, “She’s been trying to escape since she got here.

hit her,” Paulina exclaimed.

gravely, “We haven’t laid a hand on her. Physical punishment is illegal. We’re a reputable institution, and we would never do such a thing. We’re just keeping her from running off.

“Just don’t

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a week. You can check her then, and

Paulina’s unease only grew.

in anxious, “Merry’s never sounded so

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brow furrowed as he replied, “We should go check

rest until I see

they prepared to leave, Cain’s phone

Paulina said, “I can

they ran into their daughter Leila returning home.

insisted, “Mom,

the headmaster who cautioned, “You can’t go in. We’ve set boundaries for a reason. If parents

adamant, but Leila interjected, “What if I

“Yes, let Leila in. She can pretend to be a student and it won’t bother anyone else. You’ll let her go

a wary glance at

inside, Leila surveyed the oppressive layout,

student had disobeyed and was called out by the teacher, and the student shivered in fear, his legs all but

Leila frowned.