Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 165

Merry turned her head and saw Latham approaching, his face stern and his presence imposing as he stepped directly in front of her, blocking her path. He turned to Leila and demanded, “Why would you do something like that?”

Leila, taken aback, watched as her previous malice melted away, leaving only a pitiful expression, “I was just giving Merry some water, Latham. What’s wrong with that?”

“What’s wrong?” Latham fumed, “Don’t you know that Merry is scared of water?”

Today, as soon as class began, Cordelia had given Latham a heads–up. She had also carefully collected all the transparent drinking glasses from the surrounding students.

She had noticed that as long as the water glass wasn’t clear, without the ripples and light reflections on the surface, Merry seemed to cope just fine.

Cordelia had detailed this observation to Latham. But now, there was Leila, holding a glass, cornering Merry?

If this had been before, Merry would have lashed out by now. But the current she was grappling with a big psychological issue.

Leila’s eyes widened, incredulous, “Merry, are you really afraid of water?”

Merry hid behind Latham, avoiding a glance at the water in Leila’s hand. But still, Leila lifted the glass higher, “But you have to drink water, don’t you? Are you afraid of that too, Merry? You can’t be like this. Let me help you overcome it, and if you can’t even drink water, that’s a big deal.”

Finishing her plea, Leila stepped around Latham and placed the glass in Merry’s trembling hands, “Here, Merry, don’t be afraid. This is the water all of mankind needs to survive.”

Merry took the glass, and seeing the water sway within the transparent confines, she panicked and pushed it away forcefully. The glass fell from the third floor.

“Crash.” The clear glass shattered on impact.

Merry’s eyes widened in horror as she stared down below.

Latham also rushed to the edge, relieved to see that the area below was nearly empty. It could’ve been disastrous had someone been hit.

After the incident, Leila stood with her mouth agape, “Latham, when faced with challenges, we can’t always run away. We have to confront them. If Merry is afraid of water, then she should be exposed to it more. People need to be strong.”

course, strength and confrontation were necessary.

force wasn’t the answer. It could lead to even more severe

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It’s not your place to worry about these things. Please go back to class.”

her lips twitching into a sneer, but she nodded calmly and

Leila was gone, Merry’s eyes

“Let’s go back

Merry nodded.

during the break. Soon it was lunchtime, and although the school cafeteria boasted a

joint by

it and then agreed, “Sure, it’s on me.” She confidently waved her bank card and declared, “I’ve

know that the hurt Paulina and I have caused can’t be mended with words. Take this money, and stay with the Delaney family, but don’t always

lunch, not sure how else to express her gratitude for being saved by Lia.

left the school for the restaurant, aided by a note from Latham, who

restaurant was quiet

from each other. Cordelia ordered a beef pasta,

the food

when the owner came over

puzzled, “Did you order

her head,

owner who smiled and explained, “That gentleman

a black turtleneck looking effortlessly cool, his long legs awkwardly placed due to the low chairs and cramped space. His sharp eyes were narrowed in a smile as

morning, after Cordelia had taken a pill to suppress her heartache, she hadn’t

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eaten at home and