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.

absolute best care. That was going to cost a lot, and since the culprit was not going to afford it, it

so, he agreed to it through gritted

me and John, and offer assurances that they would not cause trouble for

“Fine,” Simon repeated.

hesitate this time-it was

resign as head of

“No! How could you ask

forced to resign from Starstream, they were not going to help him manipulate company affairs from the inside. Moreover, how would his other

definitely lose

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

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

replied, putting weight on every

could you?!” Simon exclaimed in agitation.

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

she prepared to hang

deal!” Simon growled through

to push

before… only to end up threatened by

all three conditions, and I’ll go to the precinct personally to settle… but you have to hurry. The police aren’t going