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

he was rarely in North City. She

and revenue reports to him punctually, and

other

Cordy submitted her weekly revenue report for the week, Patrick

asking straight to the point, “Would you come to

was a swift and decisive man despite his

He valued time more than most,

to taking

“What?” Cordy asked

“My grandfather’s interested

Cordy

just interested in you.” Patrick

was not amused. “Our partnership is built around creating value

toppling a common foe in Jessica Stuart. I wasn’t told that you’d be

others.”

My grandfather doesn’t

“I’m sorry, but I have

would be holding a

Patrick suddenly said. “If my hunch is

brow.

there’s nothing stopping them until then, her family would formally announce

date with

now set in stone, I guess you should give up on separating

“Why not focus on our

tables with our rising

about that-you’re far more formidable

definitely establish a foothold in business if our partnership

praise, though his tone soon changed

sings. There always will be a chance to turn things around, and I’m

give up