A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 5

she noticed that she was getting a little harsh. “I’m sorry, Mr. Levine, but I don’t share your perspective.”“Wooing has nothing to do with my son. He just happens to like you too, just as I do,” John said plainly then.Cordy actually thought she misheard.A sudden declaration of love… It must be a joke, right?!They had just met hours ago!“You don’t have to worry about my son falling for another woman either, Ms. Sachs,” John said, enunciating every word. “Devotion runs in our family.”Cordy was left speechless again.Did that man just endorse himself and his son at the same time?Even offering her… a promise?!Still, she was not about to be caught in his pace, not to mention that she absolutely could not respond to the feelings of people she just met. “Whatever you’re aiming to do, 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