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

for

“Got a screw

flurry of military combative, two guards sent flying, and another two pinned to

towered over the subdued guard, repeating, “Where’s Merry?”

are all in the

Cordelia watched as he scrambled up, only to receive a swift kick that sent him sprawling once

more.

she commanded, and the

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

felt ready to accept

for air was more difficult than the last. Now,

too near “Can’t even memorize a simple passage? What good are you? A waste of space. People like you don’t deserve

again gripped, and her head forced toward the water, Merry widened her eyes

be easier to just die.

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

family–less, uncared for…

thoughts eroded her will to fight, surrender to the water, and

voice

Why else would

clearer,

lift her head just in time to see that

a lifeline, Merry’s lips trembled,

eyes widened at the sight of the

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

behavior made her eyes widen.

an orphanage, she had never

she heard a faint,

once vibrant and now soaked and subdued, her eyes

Cordelia, the sight was shocking, but seeing