A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 71

Keeping his temper in check, Simon asked, “What do I have to do for you to accept a private settlement?”

Cordy sneered. “Why are you so eager to settle it privately? I’d be half-dead if John Levine didn’t take that blow for me.”

“I know you suffered, but I’m doing this for Starstream Group,” Simon said, his tone turning soft gradually. “It’s going to affect the company negatively if this gets out, and we’re still family, right? I naturally feel sentiment for Starstream after working there for so many years-I don’t want our scores of employees to get hurt over this.”

Cordy sneered again-despite Simon’s pretty words, he was just afraid that they would connect the incident to him.

Still, she relented. “Well, since you’ve put it that way, it’s not as if I can’t settle it privately.”

“Really?” Simon was clearly thrilled.

“But I have several conditions.”

“What conditions?”

“Firstly, the culprit must cover for all of John’s medical expenses, including the fee for his medication, his hospital stay, his rehabilitation, along with damages for mental trauma. They left him hospitalized, after all.”

Simon’s face turned ashen right then.

The scion of the Levines would naturally stay at the best hospital and be given the absolute best care. That was going to cost a lot, and since the culprit was not going to afford it, it meant Simon himself was paying for it.

so, he agreed to it through gritted teeth.

must apologize personally to me and John, and offer assurances that they would not cause trouble

“Fine,” Simon repeated.

did not hesitate this time-it was no skin off

both resign as head of production and manager

How could you

those two men were forced to resign from Starstream, they were not going to help him manipulate company affairs from the inside. Moreover, how would his other loyal spies see

definitely lose

so, Cordy asked in return, “Their management is

It’s only reasonable to demand their

his temper in check again. “I mean, who would be

will,” Cordy replied, putting weight on

Simon exclaimed

waste her breath with him, she continued, “Agree to those three conditions, and I will accept a private settlement-otherwise, I’ll see

prepared to hang

Simon

did Cordy manage to push

nose before… only to end up threatened

from sheer frustration, Cordy reminded him, “Fulfill all three conditions, and I’ll go to the precinct personally to settle… but you have to hurry. The police aren’t going