Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 298

Lorna and Sanderson exchanged a worried glance. Sanderson, his face a mask of fury, was just about to storm into the room when Lorna quickly grabbed his hand, shooting him a look that said, "Do you really want to barge in on the kids right now? Think of how awkward that would be." Sanderson, still seething, hissed, "Then what do we do?"

Lorna furrowed her brows, signaling for patience, "Leave it to me."

She coughed deliberately outside the door, hoping to alert the kids inside without startling them too much.

Ideally, upon hearing the cough, the kids would pause whatever they were up to, right?

Sure enough, they heard Everard's muffled voice from inside, "Dude, your parents are back, and I was only halfway through."

Cordelia, a hint of urgency in her voice, whispered back, "Hurry up, then."

Everard took a sharp breath, "Alright, I'm going all in..."

Cordelia cut him off, "Don't move! Back up a little!"

Lorna and Sanderson were dumbfounded.

Was the situation inside not what they feared, and Lia was the one taking the lead? And Everard felt pressured?

Even so, they couldn't just let Lia go on like this!

Lorna coughed again, louder this time, ready to add a few more coughs as a clearer signal, but Sanderson had already kicked the door open, roaring, "Everard, you beast! I'm going to kill-"

He froze mid-sentence.

Because there, in the middle of the room, was Everard sitting in a chair, holding up a molecular model, while Cordelia was intently studying another, a chemical molecule model. Everard's model was fitting into Cordelia's model, demonstrating a chemical reaction.

Both kids looked up, stunned by the sudden intrusion. Everard, confusion written all over his face, asked, "Uncle, what's going on?"

Sanderson's anger fizzled out, replaced by embarrassment, "I...uh, thought you were doing what? A science project?"

Everard nodded, "Yeah."

doing?" Sanderson couldn't hide his

looked puzzled, "What else would

felt his face heat

just working on

asked hesitantly, "Is it not okay to work on our

completely flustered, mumbled,

open. Trying to salvage some dignity, he coughed, "I was just testing how sturdy the door is. Looks

Everard exchanged glances,

guilty for the misunderstanding, quickly changed the subject, "You kids continue with your project. I'll whip up some late-night snacks

Cordelia, still confused, shook her head and went back to the science project. She had been stuck on a particularly challenging problem and hoped to find inspiration

sparked an idea, and she eagerly said,

her the chair. Cordelia sat down, her pen flying over the paper, connecting

She had

chemical reactions, which, until now, seemed impossible. But with the models and the interruption,

theory that could change the way we understand chemical synthesis. It was all theoretical, of course, but it was

over her shoulder, realized the significance of her work. To Cordelia, it was a solution to a school problem, but to the world of chemistry, it could be

planning to test her theory

help," she mused,

Everard stayed over, becoming almost a part of the Delaney family. Sanderson and Lorna, knowing his own parents were often busy, had grown

plans to bond over science projects were thwarted as Cordelia remained absorbed in her studies, asking him not to

Meanwhile, Sanderson's company

its own. An accident in the

an explosion, causing chaos and financial

but the company's

We might not make payroll," Dagmar, a loyal

Sanderson's

feeling the weight of the world on his shoulders, promised to find

at the Delaney

from school