A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 392

Throughout the entire month, Cordy never met John, or received his call or text.

Naturally, she was expecting none of that either.

She had actually been busy as the Startstream High Fashion made a relatively easy

venture into the market and drew plenty of attention. Their sales were rising by the

day, and Starstream Group’s stock market value was in turn increasing like clockwork,

catching up and even surpassing many other elite enterprises of North City. Naturally,

they still had a long way from the top since those were legacies forged over multiple

generations.

But one way or another, her rise was meteoric, and most amongst business circles

touted her as the finest dark horse over the last decade.

However, she also knew all too well that the widespread acclaim was nothing good.

She always understood the principle that too much attention was never good, and

even had a suspicion of a certain someone deliberately dragging her to the spotlight.

Naturally, she had to play along since she had no control over the situation —she had

an obligation towards herself and her partners now.

In the month since she partnered with Patrick Stuart, they had often kept in touch

since he was rarely in North City. She

to him punctually,

other thanks

revenue report for the week,

point, “Would you

that she found out he was a swift and decisive man

most, and never

to taking

Cordy

interested in seeing

Cordy was

“He’s just interested in

partnership is built around creating value

a common foe in Jessica

others.”

worry. My grandfather

sorry, but I have to

side of the family would be holding a charity ball in the

suddenly said. “If my hunch is right,

a brow. “And I

“If there’s nothing stopping them until

wedding date with

now set in stone, I guess you should

said calmly. “Why not focus on our partnership

tables with

formidable

establish a foothold in business if our partnership remained

his tone soon changed sharply.

chance to turn things around, and I’m not inclined

up