A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 5

Mr. Levine, I’m serious when I tell you that I’m rejecting you.”John simply stared at her with his jet-black eyes.“Please don’t disturb me ever again, Mr. Levine. All you have to do is offer me due compensation—”“I reject your rejection,” John said, cutting her short with an assertive tone.Anger flashed in Cordy’s eyes. “Do you even know my past? I’m not as ideal as you’d like to think.”“I never doubt my judgment, nor do I take issue with a person’s past.”“Someone told me that before too, and you saw how that ended up.”Therefore, how would she ever trust a stranger she just met?“Don’t compare me to scum.”The ward suddenly turned silent.John’s thin lips twitched ever so slightly, his expression so icy it left Cordy’s heart skipping a beat.His reaction made her feel as if she genuinely insulted him. Still, she suddenly laughed without knowing the reason herself.Probably because there was still someone in this world who would side with her.In everyone else’s perspective, Kyle was too good for her—a notion shared even by her own biological father.There was a change in John’s gaze as she watched her laugh, and he said, “In the days to come, I will demonstrate the difference between myself and scum, Ms. Sachs.”In other words, he would go all out to woo her!With those words, he turned to leave, seemingly reluctant to waste more time on this matter.After all, no one could change his mind after he made a decision.“Mr. Levine.” Cordy quickly stopped him when she came to her senses.John stopped, but he did not turn around.“I suggest that you find out about my past first.”“I don’t have to.”With those short and direct words, he left without stopping this time.…Cordy returned to her ward and got into bed.When she glanced at the phone, she remembered that she had yet to wire the money for it to John.Still, she soon decided against it—he did not look like he would miss the money, and she could just consider it compensation for her emotional distress.She hence dialed an unfamiliar number that she engraved in her memory. “Mr. Jacobs? It’s me, Cordy Sachs.”“Good afternoon, Ms. Sachs.”“I wish to inherit Starstream Group—the company that my mother left me. Would there be any issues?”“Of course not,” the lawyer replied right away. “Your mother made it clear in her will that the company belongs to