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.

naturally stay at the best hospital and be given the absolute best care. That was going to cost a lot, and since the culprit was not going to afford it, it meant Simon himself was

he agreed to it through gritted teeth. “Fine.”

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

“Fine,” Simon repeated.

this time-it was no skin off his

both resign as head of production and manager of the production

refused right then. “No! How could

help him manipulate

definitely lose their

asked in return, “Their management is definitely the reason for the riot in the first

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

putting

you?!” Simon exclaimed in agitation.

breath with him, she continued, “Agree to those three conditions, and I will accept a private settlement-otherwise,

prepared to hang

a deal!” Simon growled through

to push him this far?

nose before…

blood pressure 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. The police aren’t