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.”

other matters, of course, strength

to psychological barriers, brute force wasn’t the answer. It could lead to even

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you’re just a student. It’s not your place to worry about these things. Please go

away, her lips twitching into a sneer,

Leila was gone, Merry’s eyes began

suggested, “Let’s go

Merry nodded.

during the break. Soon

a nice pasta joint by the school gates. Let’s

agreed, “Sure, it’s on me.” She

a private word with her, “I understand that you don’t want to go home, and I 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 rely on their finances. Buy Cordelia some

not sure how else to express her gratitude

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

restaurant was quiet when

each other. Cordelia ordered a beef

the food was served.

the sparse beef on her plate when the

was puzzled, “Did

her head, “Not

the owner who smiled and explained, “That gentleman over

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 he looked over at them.

morning, after Cordelia had taken a pill to suppress her heartache, she

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at home and gone straight to school.