Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 214

Daisy's voice filled the room the moment she walked through the door, catching the attention of a new guy who had just entered. He paused in his tracks, his gaze landing on her.

Maybe it was his habit of pulling all-nighters, but the dark circles under his eyes were pronounced, giving him a perpetually sleep-deprived appearance.

"Hey, Zack, what's the hold-up?" one of his dorm mates nudged him from behind, breaking his trance.

Zack adjusted his thick-rimmed glasses and replied, "Thought I heard someone call my name just now."

"Who? Dreaming much? Desperate for a girlfriend, are you?"

"Shut up, man!"

They shared a laugh and continued towards the back of the classroom, where the atmosphere was quieter. This was a room filled with top achievers, where everyone naturally kept their voices low to avoid disturbing others.

As they passed by, Keen, who had just finished his lunch and packed away his meal prep box, cast a sidelong glance at Everard.

Boyfriend...

Keen had stumbled upon Cordelia's social media page once, featuring a photo of a couple holding hands. Curious, he'd followed Cordelia's school's community board and seen a candid shot of her boyfriend posted there.

The guy in front of him matched the photo he'd seen, but according to Cordelia's classmates, her boyfriend wasn't named Jack, nor was he a student. Apparently, a student had clarified that the man was Cordelia's sugar baby.

Keen frowned in thought. So, was this guy a fake?

He did look the part-handsome, capable of crafting a persuasive apology letter, seemingly Cordelia's type...

when Everard and his friend settled down, then approached them.

in surprise.

focus, keen to excel in math competitions for a shot at prestigious colleges, Keen's reputation preceded him. The idea of a top student wanting to sit with them was too good to

classroom filled up quickly after

to available seats, the layout too vast to maintain the morning's arrangements. It was an environment where the addition of

apology letter. "You're really good at this. How come?" she asked. "Ah," Everard replied, his focus on the letter as if it were second nature, "wrote a

Everard always seemed a bit aloof, yet in the company of

a bit of a terror. At first, my teachers

shifted the topic, "How did you know we had a Zack

"I didn't," Everard confessed.

Everard had made a random guess based on popular names. It was Lucille who had filled in the

help but notice how Everard stood out in the daylight-his pale skin, prominent

classroom was

a quick nap. Two rows behind Cordelia, Queenie eyed the pair, wondering who the new guy was and why

Daisy and two other friends observed Cordelia and Everard, exchanging looks before

Does

it seems like a

attention this morning, but she can't take her eyes off Jack

story here?

"Spill it!"

look like Cordelia's cheating?

fell silent, stealing another glance at

to spare before class, Everard