Love or Die: CEO’ s Daily Dose of Swoon (Cordelia) novel Chapter 53

The group was in a state of befuddlement when Cordelia nodded slowly, "Nope."

Stanton's jaw dropped.

It dawned on him with a start. No wonder Cordelia couldn't articulate his problem that day, and she had to play it on the piano to show him. She hadn't learned to play the piano at all. She didn't know the first thing about musical terminology!

He swallowed hard. "How... how do you know how to play then?"

Cordelia replied peacefully, "Figured it out myself."

Stanton went silent.

He was a maestro of the piano, but even with his innate talent, he had diligently practiced for countless hours a day since childhood to reach his current stature.

Compared to Cordelia, well, there was just no comparison!

As Stanton was questioning his talent, their exchange caught the attention of the others.

Lorna was the first to ask, "Lia, you play the piano?"

Before Cordelia could respond, Rachel zeroed in on a more pressing issue. "Lia, you and Maestro Stanton know each other?"

From their interaction, they seemed familiar with each other.

Cordelia nodded at Lorna and then turned to answer Rachel with a simple "Yeah."

Rachel was frantic. "How did you two meet?"

Cordelia usually didn't pay her much mind, but she seemed to relish seeing Rachel squirm and replied leisurely, "Did him a little favor."

At the mention of a "little favor," Stanton hastily interjected, "Little favor? Lia, you saved my life!"

If he hadn't resolved that issue with the composition, he might have faced a psychological breakdown, unable to play again.

Not being able to play was akin to taking his life!

As these thoughts rushed through his head, Stanton's expression turned grave. "Lia, I would grant you any request."

Juliana's piano playing was frankly subpar, but if Lia asked, he'd grit his teeth and take on this, no, not a mess, this student.

He had no choice there. Cordelia was his boss!

To the others, however, his words meant something entirely different.

Cordelia could directly ask to be Stanton's student!

Rachel panicked, realizing she might have inadvertently set Cordelia up for success despite all her efforts and connections.

She blurted out. "No way!"

At the same time, Juliana also shouted, "Why should she?"

Seeing the odd reaction from the two, Stanton was confused. Why was the concerned party objecting? He looked at Juliana perplexedly, "You don't want to?"

Juliana clenched her fists. "As a member of the Delaney family, we stand by merit. If we get this opportunity through connections, how would that look?"

Rachel nodded in agreement. "Juliana's right. We don't exploit favors. Right, Lorna? Lia? We can't do that."

Lorna felt there was more to the story and turned to Cordelia, who stood there quietly, her detached and aloof demeanor marking her as an outsider. She gave a noncommittal "well."

Finally, Stanton caught on.