A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 71

Keeping his temper in check, Simon asked, “What do I have to do for you to accept a private settlement?”

Cordy sneered. “Why are you so eager to settle it privately? I’d be half-dead if John Levine didn’t take that blow for me.”

“I know you suffered, but I’m doing this for Starstream Group,” Simon said, his tone turning soft gradually. “It’s going to affect the company negatively if this gets out, and we’re still family, right? I naturally feel sentiment for Starstream after working there for so many years-I don’t want our scores of employees to get hurt over this.”

Cordy sneered again-despite Simon’s pretty words, he was just afraid that they would connect the incident to him.

Still, she relented. “Well, since you’ve put it that way, it’s not as if I can’t settle it privately.”

“Really?” Simon was clearly thrilled.

“But I have several conditions.”

“What conditions?”

“Firstly, the culprit must cover for all of John’s medical expenses, including the fee for his medication, his hospital stay, his rehabilitation, along with damages for mental trauma. They left him hospitalized, after all.”

Simon’s face turned ashen right then.

That was going to cost a lot, and since the culprit was not

so, he agreed to it through gritted

personally to me and John, and offer assurances that they would

“Fine,” Simon repeated.

this time-it was no skin off his

Longman must both resign as head of production and manager of the production

“No! How could you ask for

Starstream, they were not going to help him

lose their

return, “Their management is definitely the reason for the riot in the first place. It’s only reasonable to demand their resignations,

to keep his temper in check again. “I mean, who would be

replied, putting weight on every

you?!” Simon exclaimed in agitation.

wanting to waste her breath with him, she continued, “Agree to

she prepared to hang

a deal!” Simon growled through his teeth.

did Cordy manage to push him

by the nose before… only

skyrocketed from sheer frustration, Cordy reminded him, “Fulfill all three conditions, and I’ll go to the precinct personally to settle… but you have to hurry.