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?”

sharp and threatening. As he and the teacher advanced toward

heart pounded against her chest as she screamed into the phone, “They’re going

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

Merry’s head was

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

hit her,” Paulina exclaimed.

institution, and we would never do such a thing. We’re just

“Just don’t hurt

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a week. You can check her then, and there won’t be a mark on

hanging up, Paulina’s

to Cain, asking in anxious, “Merry’s never sounded

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brow furrowed as he replied, “We should go

won’t rest until I see for

prepared to leave, Cain’s

Paulina said,

they ran into their daughter Leila

a quick explanation, Leila insisted, “Mom,

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

was adamant, but Leila interjected, “What if I take a

Leila in. She can pretend to be a student and it won’t bother anyone else. You’ll let her go and watch for me, or I won’t feel

wary glance at Leila, the

oppressive layout,

disobeyed and was called out by the teacher, and the student

Leila frowned.