Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 246

In the chaotic whirl of the eSports world, Lia found herself the youngest of the bunch. The rest of the team, seasoned veterans of countless digital battles, had never encountered a teammate who had to dart back to exams midway through a season.

Karl broke the silence with a light tone, "Hey, don't sweat it, Lia. We're in the thick of gaming season, that's the only reason you're behind. Once we clinch the championship, you can hit the books again. Worst comes to worst, we'll get you a tutor to brush up, and you'll ace those exams!"

Cordelia accepted a slice of cake and settled into the couch, taking a bite before responding, "...But the perfect score is three hundred."

Karl, sitting across from her, chuckled, "Then aim for two fifty, no sweat!"

Waller and Clay exchanged bewildered glances before shooting Karl a look that said, 'Really? A perfect score is three hundred, and you think two fifty is doable? And doesn't that sound a tad insulting?'

Realizing his blunder, Karl hastily corrected, "What I meant was, scoring a hundred and fifty would be pretty impressive!"

Cordelia had recently come to the realization that it wasn't fair to hold others to her own high standards. In her mind, scoring a hundred and fifty on the math test was indeed an achievement, so she nodded, "Yeah, I think so too."

Karl blinked in confusion. Back when he was in school, even with a hundred as the perfect score in each subject, he managed to scrape by with eighties. Lia's casual dismissal of a hundred and fifty baffled him.

Quickly, he lowered the bar again, "Actually, hitting a hundred would be great!"

Cordelia's reply was lukewarm, "... That's a bit low."

Karl, trying to save face, laughed along, "Yeah, that would be disappointing."

How could they underestimate Lia? A score of 288 was business as

He coughed slightly, puffing out his chest in a display of maturity, a

School, especially the time they rallied behind Cordelia during the student council elections, manipulating the outcome in

it was time for their scheduled practice matches. Five grueling hours later, with Clay and the top-laner feeling the strain, the pair

to make his mark, was itching for more action.

was game, always looking to

feeling the ache in his shoulders, but then smiled, "You two go ahead. I've got some things

club to Floyd after buying it for a hefty sum, was more at home in the virtual world than in management. These past few weeks had

Floyd nodded, "Sure thing."

as soon as he stepped away from the practice room, his demeanor changed. Sweat beaded his forehead, and his hands trembled slightly... The coach eyed

a determined gaze, Floyd assured, "No problems

ready on the third floor. Go up quietly, get

his way upstairs, the coach couldn't help but ask, “You should've retired last year. Why are you still pushing

the stoic pillar of their team, had always appeared distant from the club's highs and lows. The only time he'd ever shown anger was a protective

truth was, Floyd had

enduring pain since their

fit for the rigors of eSports. Yet, he'd chosen to continue, hiding his

had planned to

team to step up. But then the accident happened, and those plans were