Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

for yourself, haven’t you?”

Chapter 176

Chapter 176

Daniel froze for a second before understanding. “Latham, so that’s why you whisked her off to the nurses office! Just to make sure she was all clear, so she wouldn’t come back to bite me in the butt later? Man. you’re slick–way more cautious than me!”

Latham chuckled, giving Daniel a playful kick in the shin. “Kid, I want a 500–word essay on my desk to make it right. Can’t be giving people ammo to use against you, get it?”

Daniel nodded, a sheepish grin on his face. “Sure thing! But, Latham, can we maybe make it 200 words?”

Get lost!” Latham cursed.

Daniel’s laughter trailed him out the door.

As he reached the entrance, he spotted Leila, and his smile briefly turned into a grimace. But he quickly shook it off and strutted back to his classroom with a scoff.

Leila stood frozen at the office door, her expression shifting rapidly before she headed towards her classroom.

Classes One and Two were adjacent. As she passed by Class One, she saw through the window that a crowd had gathered around Merry’s desk. They were laughing and chatting, the previous aloofness nowhere in sight.

Glancing down at her own solitary shadow, Leila clenched her fists tightly.

to find that aside from the housekeeper, Cain and Paulina

and Dad?”

some things to Miss

hard. Merry again! As she climbed the stairs, she overheard two maids gossiping. “Miss Leila seems a

Merry’s the one who deserves pity after all she’s been through. She used to butt heads with her parents,

troubling

the Delaney

to Merry in the study while Cain, Paulina, and Lorna

reported that while Merry’s trauma was serious, it was not beyond

would help her overcome her

awkwardly, “I don’t think Merry knows

interjected. “Then she’ll learn.”

agreement, suggesting that the community’s gym, equipped with a pool and instructors, would be the perfect place for Merry to take lessons.

waiting for them. Once they would have been comforted by her presence, but now, thoughts of Merry’s detachment and her ordeal only filled them with irritation. The

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neglected, clenched her fists in

of the classroom. Her classmates bluntly explained they didn’t want to be near her, fearing they might

ways.

them, her frustration mounting, she spotted a nondescript white envelope.