Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 175

Hearing the question, Leila quickly retorted, “No, that’s not true! Stop spreading rumors.”

The girl just smirked. “I’m not making stuff up. It’s all over the school, and I heard it straight from a cop!”

The truth is something the police keep close to their chest, but a slice of it, just enough to ensure justice, is often shared with the public. So, the word on the street was that Leila had set up Merry

Now, the whole school was buzzing.

Merry had become the hero who exposed the shady dealings at Elite Future Academy, and Leila was cast as the villain who tried to bring her down,

Suddenly, all of Leila’s past misdeeds–like stealing money and framing Merry–were dug up, tarnishing her reputation overnight.

Someone shouted, “You’re still denying it? Then why were you called out by the principal yesterday? And why do you have to stand up during the assembly this morning and apologize in front of everyone?”

Leila’s brow furrowed. She didn’t say anything, just lowered her head.

When the first class started, the homeroom teacher walked in, saw Leila, and told her to stand at the back of the room to write an apology before the lesson began.

Leila had been a front–row student, one of the teacher’s favorite student.

As she made her way to the back, someone deliberately tripped her. She stumbled and fell, grazing her palm in the process. Even so, the eyes of her classmates and teacher were filled with disdain.

Standing at the back, she leaned her notebook against the wall and began to write her apology.

During the big break, she was called on to the stage for the first time to make her public confession. She had been on that stage before, but always for awards or performances–now, it was for shame.

a sea of students, she bowed her

else to deliver it. The fact that the Jordans had prepared lunch for Merry and

the one everyone

cafeteria, she could hear the

Even her own mom won’t bring her lunch,

Merry might seem loud and brash, but when you think about it,

she passed the whispering students. She got her food and looked for a seat, but

would gather to eat together, but there wasn’t a single

was told, “Sorry, this seat’s taken,” wherever

of tears, she wandered

food in the trash and stormed out.

to sit

as she

“Splash!”

so sorry! It was an

burst into

kept her head down and walked away, towards the

When she got up, she saw Daniel, the class president and math representative, with no hint of remorse. “Whoops, my bad! Didn’t see you there. You okay? Want me to take

his class, chimed in, “It’s just a bump. Merry got hit before and

back to the game with his

her feet, and those

her lip and feeling the throbbing pain in her head, she ran

was greeted with a

saw her, but his professionalism prevented him from being outright rude. He asked,