Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 294

The moment the video call connected, Juliana was greeted by a strikingly handsome face.

Her eyes widened in surprise, and she was about to get a closer look when her phone was suddenly snatched away. Turning around, she saw Cordelia swiftly grabbing the phone from behind and handing it over to Merry.

Merry shot Juliana a wary glance.

Juliana was stunned, feeling a sense of déjà vu. That quick glimpse... it felt eerily familiar. Could it be... Bland?

Impossible. How could it be Bland?

She must have been seeing things.

Looking back at Merry, if Merry and Bland were that close, Bland could easily usher her into the glamorous world of Hollywood. Why bother with the grueling auditions for the Ontoky City Film and Animation Academy?

So, she must have been mistaken.

Merry was already glaring at her. "Juliana, didn't your folks teach you not to mess with other people's stuff? What's with your low-class behavior?"

Low-class?

That set Juliana off. "Oh, and you're high-class? Obsessing over a celeb who's already taken. I don't know whether to call you shameless or just delusional!"

Merry, never one to lose a verbal spar, scoffed. Juliana's words were like water off a duck's back. "What about you? Sorted things out with your fiancé yet? Weren't you two at each other's throats just yesterday?"

That hit a nerve with Juliana, leaving her fuming and breathless with indignation.

Ever since Hayley transferred, Juliana felt isolated, her grievances and bitterness finding no outlet, making her lash out without a care for appearances.

At that moment, Merry's words made her glance at Hanley in the front row.

He seemed oblivious to the drama unfolding behind him, engrossed in his work, which only fueled her anger further.

Just yesterday, Hanley had snapped at her, suggesting they call off the engagement if she was so bothered by it. Men are all the same, heartless.

Taking a deep breath, Juliana tried to collect herself and focused on distributing the examination papers instead.

her, Hanley had headphones in, blasting English songs,

Bland, so she settled for a quick text to

healed within a week,

end-of-January mock exams, Cordelia unsurprisingly topped the year, while Merry's grades steadily improved, breaking into the top hundred. With a solid foundation, she was well on her way to securing a spot in the Ontoky City

progress, climbing from the very bottom to rank around five hundred, a jump of

as his fiery red hair, refused to give up. Only through effort could he live without regrets. Life smoothly sailed towards the year-end, with underclassmen breaking for winter holidays while seniors buckled down, grinding till the

bike to deliver a pep talk about not slacking off during the

when Cordelia's notebook fell to the floor. Both bent down to pick it up, their hands brushing

heavy, broke the silence. "Juliana,

before, pleaded desperately, "Hanley, can we not break off the engagement? I promise to change. If we break

way out. Blame it on me, say I was inconsiderate, anything. I've given you plenty of time. Why

it

your family doesn't

"Hanley! Can't you even let us have a peaceful New Year? How can you be so

word, Hanley attempted to leave, but Juliana grabbed him, pressing his hand against her and kissing it, "Hanley, please... don't end this. I

away, "Don't do this. It only

at the door, "Out of the years we've shared, I'll give you till the 16th of the first month. If you don't come

words, he left, leaving

Cordelia, who had remained crouched

down,

and Cordelia exchanged a glance, their silent communication almost

"Lia, should we stand up

Cordelia: "...Not interested."

it's

Cordelia: "...Yeah."

they decided to remain in their awkward squat, Merry's phone suddenly blasted a rock tune from the

attention, who

and Cordelia reluctantly

lashed out, "It's you two again! Were you deliberately hanging around to

just didn't give us a chance

unable to channel her hurt feelings elsewhere, snarled at them, "Cordelia, seeing me like this, does it make you happy?! I'm the rightful heiress of the Delaney family,

disliked confrontations, but Merry wouldn't let her friend be at a disadvantage, retorting sarcastically, "That's rich, coming from you. It was you who stole Lia's fiancé, you who