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

with Cordy- Johnny, here. Let’s drink to their

her hand intimately wrapped around John’s arm, and

deliberately when she was offering a toast, as if

watched coolly, as John didn’t raise his glass

He didn’t raise his glass to drink when Jessica told him to either, which

looking a

“You might

to drink for the

at him then, but Patrick pretended not

this case, we can skip the toast-we’re family anyway, so there’s no need to

so formal. You’re the main event as well, and there’s

worry about us. We’re family, after all. We can handle ourselves from

smiled. “Please, enjoy the

be going now.”

“Alright. Scoot.”

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

Even so, John’s eyes were glued to

at Patrick’s side.

“Johnny,” Jessica reminded him softly, “your grandfather and

there.”

but ultimately left with her

they were

took a sip of her glass of water, and asked

“John not eloping with you right there and

Cordy rolled her eyes at him, while Patrick