Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

“Bang.”

Chapter 158

Cordelia’s boot connected with the security guard’s midsection, sending him sprawling to the ground as she barreled into the school premises.

Hidden not far off, Skyler gulped nervously. He’d always thought Cordella was the dainty, helpless type. He was wrong. She was so strong.

Fumbling with his phone, he dialed Everard, “Boss, Cordelia just stormed the gates.”

Everard’s response was as chilled as a winter’s breeze, “Okay, just keep an eye on her. No casualties, please.”

Skyler’s voice hitched in disbelief, “What? ‘No casualties‘? That’s your bar for concern?”

“What I mean is, don’t let her cause any casualties.”

It took a moment for Skyler to catch on. The boss was worried Cordelia might go full terminator on them.

He smirked wryly, “Got it.”

Everard instructed, “Let her stir the pot a bit before you wrap up your end, and make it snappy.”

“Boss, don’t rush me.” Skyler retorted, fingers dancing across his laptop keyboard, “A true man takes at least an hour.”

As Skyler bantered, Cordelia had already penetrated the heart of the campus.

A guard bellowed, “Who the heck are you? We’ve got an intruder.”

His shout summoned a squad of security guards, who, upon seeing a slender girl as the culprit, chuckled among themselves, “Can’t handle a little girl?”

The guard she’d floored was quick to caution, “Don’t take her lightly – she packs a punch.”

The guards advanced, one of them taunting, “Sweetheart, leave now and we might let you off easy.”

Cordelia’s only reply was a steely, “Where’s Merry?”

puzzled glances,

here for Merry.”

shared a collective smirk, “Got a

flurry of military combative, two guards sent

the subdued guard,

squeaked, “The students are all in

as he scrambled up, only to receive a swift kick that sent

more.

commanded, and the

building and entered the backyard, where rows of dunk tanks stood

felt ready to accept her fate.

more difficult than the last.

yanked up again. Waterlogged ears rang as her teacher’s voice boomed, distant yet all too near “Can’t even memorize a simple passage? What good are you?

head forced toward the water, Merry widened her eyes in a mix

easier to just die.

felt unworthy of life. What was left for her to hope

uncared for…

will to fight, surrender to the water,

then, a voice pierced

Why

clearer, “Merry?

to lift her head just in time to see that cool, composed figure break through the chaos.

clutching at a lifeline, Merry’s

widened at the sight of the

all, because those

made her eyes widen.

had grown up in an orphanage,

amidst the clamor, she heard a

found Merry, once vibrant and now soaked and subdued, her eyes filled with a desolate

seeing Merry in distress ignited anger within