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?”

exchanged puzzled glances, “What?”

for Merry.”

guards shared a collective smirk, “Got a screw loose?

combative, two guards sent flying, and another two

the subdued guard,

are all

up, only to

more.

way,” she commanded, and the

rounded a building and entered the backyard, where rows of

ready to accept her

air was more difficult than the last. Now, the sensation was almost familiar. “Splash.”

too near “Can’t even memorize a simple passage? What good are

the water, Merry widened her eyes in a mix of helplessness

be easier to just

her. She felt unworthy of life. What was left

family–less, uncared

eroded her will to fight, surrender to the water, and never

then, a voice pierced through, “Merry.”

blinked, dismissing it as an illusion. Why else would she hear

clearer, “Merry?

to lift her head just in time to see that cool,

clutching at a lifeline, Merry’s lips trembled,

her eyes widened

it was no use at all, because those teachers were very strong, and each one of

made her eyes

though she had grown up in an orphanage, she had never seen anything like

the clamor, she

she found Merry, once vibrant and now soaked

shocking, but seeing