A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 7

be in trouble?”Noel’s seemingly offhand comment left the executives in an uproar again.So Cordy was so horrific that she caused trouble just to get money for her lover?! Did she not feel embarrassed?!At the same time, Simon’s expression darkened. “I’ll pay you a million dollars right, so get out! Don’t ever show up here—you shouldn’t be here!”Simon’s outburst only solidified the impression that Cordy was short on money, but she laughed despite her rage.On the other hand, Noel was upset to hear that Cordy would be given money. From her perspective, Cordy deserved nothing!Still, considering that she would get the entire company in return, she said, “I can wire you the money today if you need it urgently—I just hope you won’t hook up with that man anymore…” “Hook up? You mean like how you hooked up with my fiance?”Noel’s face turned pale. “Kyle and I never did anything like that…”Her affair with Kyle Jessop certainly must not be exposed, since both their families’ reputation would be tarnished!“That’s enough! Stop trying to distort the facts!” Simon barked. He then whipped out his checkbook to quickly write a check. “Here, it’s 500 grand. I’ll wire you the rest once you sign over the company!”With that, he tore out the check and threw it at Cordy’s feet.Check looked down at it and slowly arched her back to pick it up.Nearby, Noel was sneering, thinking to herself that Cordy was a gold-digger like any other person, and certainly never that noble!However, Cordy merely leveled a cool glare at Simon after she picked up the check. Then, she tore it into pieces as everyone looked on and threw the pieces back