A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 402

Cordy and John’s eyes met.

There seemed to be unspoken emotions in their gazes, yet at the same time, there

seemed to be nothing.

Silence ensued between them until Jessica spoke up,” Patrick, my dear cousin-a

shame that you beat me to a partnership with Cordy!”

“Is that so?” Patrick replied, cordial as ever with Jesscia.

“I’ve been saying that I’d like to partner with her, but never did have the chance,”

Jessica said, appearing genuinely disappointed. “On the other hand, you seemed to

really hit it off with her! It’s left me really upset for a while.”

“Now, now—you shouldn’t overreach, Jessica. Mr. Levine there leads a lot of people

and multiple elite businesses. I’m just a startup, so don’t snuff me out so soon now,”

Patrick said, seemingly jokingly as he jibed Jessica’s family for their greed.

“Come on. We’re family, aren’t we? What’s mine is yours. You have my best wishes in

here. Let’s drink to their

hand intimately wrapped around John’s arm,

offering a toast, as if to endear herself

as John

glass to drink when Jessica

looking a little

might not be aware,

able to drink

then, but Patrick pretended

case, we can skip the toast-we’re family anyway, so

main event as well, and there’s more guests to mingle with.

us. We’re family, after all. We can handle

smiled. “Please,

be going now.”

“Alright. Scoot.”

with that, Jessica tugged on John’s arm, gesturing for him

so, John’s eyes were glued to Cordy, who looked so naturally

at Patrick’s side.

him softly, “your grandfather and mine are right

there.”

left with her without

were

Cordy took a sip of her glass

with

while Patrick shrugged. “I wanted