Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 206

Cordelia paused for a moment, her fingers hovering over her phone screen.

She stepped out onto the balcony, phone in hand, and answered the call. Little Flame's voice came through, "Lia, up for a game?"

Cordelia blinked in surprise. "Uh?"

Little Flame sounded subdued as he spoke. "Let's go solo. I'll teach you how to master the shooter role."

Cordelia hesitated before replying, "Alright."

Glancing at the clock, it was already 9 PM-prime gaming hour for her.

The ride to Ontoky City had been smooth in the spacious, comfortable family van, giving her the chance to breeze through her math problems. She wasn't planning on cracking open her books tonight anyway.

After ending the call, she returned to her dorm room, receiving curious glances from her three roommates. "Bookworm, hitting the books? We'll keep it down."

Cordelia shook her head. "No, I'm going to game for a bit."

Her roommates exchanged puzzled looks.

Cordelia took her seat, plugged in her earphones, and launched the game.

she navigated through the game's menu, she could hear her roommates whispering amongst themselves, speculating about her sudden interest in gaming over studying, especially since she had already secured her scholarship. They resigned themselves back to the practice papers provided by the Autumn Gold

guiding her through the basics. Cordelia was a quick study, matching Yates in

Yates in a solo match. Pleased with herself and the challenge, she decided it was

Little Flame replied: "Okay."

and she asked,

road," he

turns, she wished him well

Stretching, she noticed her

staring at

mix of

had expected

into her

a mock

Instead, Cordelia prepared for bed, leaving her roommates in

study tonight?" they asked, hope

be sleeping?" Cordelia

completed work, ready for

roommates dumbfounded.

without apparent effort, challenging their perceptions of hard

the highway, Yates, feeling

of an empty stomach and a beer, reflected on his gaming session with Cordelia. Despite his prowess and years of experience; Cordelia had matched and eventually outplayed him,