Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Cordelia was halfway through her roast chicken dinner when Yates pinged her back.

Little Flame said, “Did some digging. She transferred to Elite Future Academy out in the suburbs. That place runs like a military camp, so no phones are allowed. Makes sense she hasn’t texted you back.”

Relieved, Cordelia set down her fork and typed back, “Is she doing okay?”

Little Flame replied, “Talked to a few grads from there. They all turned out pretty decent, went from spoiled brats to straight arrows. Some folks even suggested to my granddad to ship me off there. But Gramps thought my average Joe life was just fine.”

Cordelia was speechless,

Classic Hackett, spoiling the kids.

Little Flame sent another message, “I’ve got a lead. They get a break once a month, and the next one is in a week. I’ll have someone on it to check on her then.”

Cordelia replied, “Thanks.”

Lorna nibbled on her green beans, eyeing Cordelia as she texted seriously, and shot Sanderson a knowing look. “Cordelia was finally in the throes of young love, glued to messaging.”

Sanderson just gave her a look that said, “You’re reading too much into it.”

After their silent exchange, Cordelia put her phone away, and Lorna, seeing her dive back into her meal, exclaimed in surprise, “That was quick?”

“Aren’t those mushy chats supposed to last ages?” she thought.

Cordelia, a bit perplexed, slowed her pace and replied, “Well, I’ll slow down. You know, chew slowly, digest

better.”

Lorna was speechless.

fork and looked at her mother seriously, “Mom, Little Parrot was pulled out by her folks for a forced school switch. No contact. You don’t

about Merry through chats and had even talked to Mrs. Collins to get

their kids? I’ve asked around about their situation. Apparently, Leila’s only brought them pride and praise, while Merry has been rebellious since

recent incident at the school office, Cordelia wasn’t so optimistic.

Cordelia’s worried face, Lorna offered, “I’ll look into which school they’ve sent her to. If you’re still worried, I

making a few friends, especially a girlfriend, Lorna was

nodded in

off to

her mother with a hint

a smile, “Lia, fancy

“Not really.”

mind set on reviewing some

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that Cordelia’s life lacked pleasure. She feared Cordelia would be out of the loop during conversations with classmates, so she often nudged her toward new

tugging at her arm, “Come on, help me out with

where Lorna picked up her phone

PC, with tutorials for newbies and random matchmaking

was to design the upgraded background animation

to play a couple of rounds for research, but I’m no good at it. You kids catch on quickly. Play

Cordelia said, “Sure.”

to relax, so she decided

excuse.

Lorna said, “Pick

said, “How about

lips twitched. Cordelia’s mind was always on

quite engaging. It wasn’t just about skill, strategy played a part too, and she found

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