Love or Die: CEO’ s Daily Dose of Swoon (Cordelia) novel Chapter 20

Just as Juliana eagerly awaited the punchline of the anticipated joke, Yates, with a scowl that couldn't hide his reluctance, stood before Cordelia with his band of lackeys and called out in unison, "Boss Cordelia!"

Boss Cordelia?

The classroom fell into a hushed silence. All eyes swept over Yates and finally settled on Cordelia, who sat still and quiet.

Cordelia sat there demurely, her almond-shaped eyes quietly observing Yates for a couple of seconds before she responded with a simple, "Oh."

Yates jutted his chin up, shooting a glare at Flame No. 1, who quickly chimed in, "Boss Cordelia, school’s out. What's the plan? What fun stuff are we getting into now?"

Cordelia was already gathering her books. As she stood and walked towards the door, she answered leisurely, "…I've got an advanced math class."

Yates and Flame No. 1 were speechless and dumbfounded. Their gang's head honcho was going to a math competition class?

Some Flame Union members stepped aside to let Cordelia pass, then fell in line behind her. Yates, trying to seem casual, asked, "How can you stand those boring classes? You get any of it?"

"…It's okay." replied Cordelia.

Yates believed he'd caught her drift, his chin still held high, "Okay means not really, right? So what’s after math class?"

"…Homework."

Yates was speechless and had infiltrated the Flame Union like an alien, unwilling to let it go, he pressed further, "And after homework?"

Cordelia gave him a puzzled look, "After homework, it’s time for bed. Don’t you have a schedule?"

She wished there were more hours in the day for all the problems she wanted to solve!

Yates was dumbfounded and he'd never done homework in his life!

As Cordelia walked away, something struck her and she paused, turning back.

Yates was daydreaming and nearly collided with her. Barely steadying himself, he found himself close enough to see her flawless face... Instantly, Yates flushed.

Feeling the heat rush to his cheeks, he quickly lifted his head. As he was about to speak, Cordelia slowly began, "Your last name's Griffin?"

Yates blinked, "Uh... Yeah!"

Cordelia faltered her gaze for a moment before she had an epiphany, "Oh, it’s you!"

"Uh?"

Cordelia averted her eyes and continued forward, "They all say I offended you."

"Who the hell..." He bit back the rest of his sentence. Faced with her, Yates found it hard to curse. He paused before explaining, "You beat me, so I listen to you. There’s no offense."

They reached the lecture hall where Cordelia nodded at him, "I'm off to class."

She hugged her books and headed up the stairs.

Yates watched her slender figure disappear into the old academic building, feeling his heart oddly adrift, restless without a place to land.

Flame No. 1 noticed his dazed state and suggested, "Yates, how about we shoot some hoops?"

"Shoot your damn hoops!" Yates snapped irritably, kicking the ground, "I’m not in the mood, heading home."

Cordelia climbed the stairs and bumped into her physics teacher, who also coached the physics competition class.