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

was rarely in North City. She

to him punctually, and they became

other thanks to their

revenue report for the week, Patrick called

you come

that she found out he was a swift and decisive

time more than most, and never dragged his feet when

to taking

“What?” Cordy asked

grandfather’s interested

“Why?” Cordy

interested

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

Jessica

others.”

worry. My grandfather

I have to refuse,”

of the family would

“If my hunch is

Cordy raised a brow. “And I must

“If there’s nothing stopping them until then,

date with

it’s now set in stone, I guess you

on our partnership instead?

tables with our

far more formidable than I gave

definitely establish a foothold in business if our

praise, though his tone soon changed sharply. “That said, it

be a chance to

give up just