A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 150

John thought to himself that Cordy should be sweet-talking him instead of asking about Jessica!

Still, he nodded. “Yeah.”

“What’s the relationship there?” Cordy asked bluntly-after she had that misunderstanding with John and Zoe, she had decided to ask about everything since.

“Our grandfathers were comrades in the war and close friends, often keeping in touch event though we lived in different cities. My grandfather especially loved to visit them, so he brought me to Stuart Hall in Rocktown on many occasions. As for Jessica Stuart, she’s…”

John trailed off as he searched for the right word, and Cordy raised a brow. “Your childhood friend?”

“No.” John denied it. “More like the girl next door.”

The girl next door?!

That felt way more ambiguous than necessary!

John then continued, “Anyway, when my grandfather sent me abroad for studies, William Stuart- her grandfather-sent her abroad as well. After we graduated from university, I worked on expanding Levine Ventures in foreign markets, while she stayed abroad as well to manage Stuart Holdings. We do take care of each other because of our families’ ties.”

Take care? How?!

Cordy’s judgmental

business, and I’m not concerned,” Cordy replied nonchalantly, but

a good mood, and he commented,

“Huh?” Cordy was confused.

understand that you ask questions with your mouth,” he said. “Unlike before, sentencing me to

she was not ever going to live down suspecting John for having a relationship

dinner, they headed to Cordy’s apartment in

and Richard having fun in the car, John once again felt

that as it may, Cordy’s fingers suddenly

the darkness of

so slightly, while John turned to

hand.

from the back of his head-he was not

either, because she did

Richard called out to her just

to her senses and continued to chat with