Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 248

The room fell into a sudden, heavy silence.

As everyone returned to the locker room, the coach, having finished his heated discussion with the officials, fixed his gaze on their top-laner and let loose, "Why do you have to be such a disappointment? Fighting before the match, and now they won't let you play!"

The top-laner hung his head in shame, mumbling, "It's all my fault for being too hot-headed."

But the thought of Wade being behind the accident that threw their careers into a tailspin was too much to bear. They were at the peak of their game, potentially with three more years at the top, if not for the injuries. They had clinched the championship three times in a row, and now, their careers were shattered.

Not just him, but Clay and Karl were still reeling from the shock.

Karl, the rookie of the group, couldn't fully grasp the depth of their despair but knew he was up next for major league play, a future now jeopardized. The locker room was drowned in silence, a heavy air of gloom hanging over.

The coach, lost for words at the sight of their dejection, thought about lashing out at Wade himself if not for the professional constraints holding him back.

Turning to Karl, he sighed, "We're short on players now. Karl, you..."

Karl bit his lip, "Coach, I'm only good at playing the ADC role. I've never practiced top-lane."

The coach glanced at Yates, then quickly averted his gaze. With Karl being a weak link as ADC, they couldn't afford to keep him there. His eyes then landed on Cordelia, a versatile player who had transitioned from ADC to mage. Maybe she could handle top-lane.

But that brought another problem - who would fill in as mage?

lacking not just in numbers but

because their starting lineup was unbeatable. Their confidence was once their claim to fame, but now, it was their Achilles'

Yates suddenly asked

legendary player. If

nodded, "Yeah, that could

Everard, joining an esports competition? Despite being a celebrated all-rounder, Everard had declined all professional invites, preferring

call was made, and

had changed, apparently more amenable

"Who? Is

assured, "He might be older and not

team was puzzled. Cordelia's description of Everard didn't

couldn't help but smirk at the unfolding situation, and amidst the coach's doubts, they set off to negotiate the player swap with

Club's special standing, the officials were likely

when Everard strode into the room, his

cold demeanor left the coach feeling out of his depth, despite their daily interactions

instructing him to play safe and follow their

Everard's casual acceptance of his role, couldn't

coach now resigned to

Everard's gamer ID for the official substitution, still

the bench looked a bit sketchy, to say the least. It seemed like, after all the sweat and tears it took to get to the finals, they might just miss

turned to him, dropping the first bombshell of the day,