A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 106

John’s lips were slightly pursed.

Cordy was even tougher than he imagined.

But what did she have to go through to gain such perseverance?

As his long fingers tapped on his phone screen for a while and finished drafting the message, he hesitated to send it.

He more or less understood now why Cordy would keep him at arm’s reach.

After experiencing the sheer cruelty of her reality, she would never come to trust anyone easily.

John’s phone suddenly started ringing just then, and he answered it impatiently after glancing at the caller ID.

“Bob,” he growled.

“Did you see the livestream of Cordy Sachs‘ press conference?!” Bob Davis exclaimed excitedly.

“I did.”

That slap in the face was as clean as it was devastating! I actually think I’m

the way, are you hitting it off with her yet? We saw you stand up for her during your grandfather’s birthday banquet, but it’s like nothing has come of that ever since. So? What’s going on between you two? If you still can’t seal the deal, you’d find an eager

dinner with your dad the other day,” John suddenly said. “He told me about his plans to send you abroad for further studies, and was asking which

sayin‘, y’know?” Bob quickly said. “I’d

local university degree nearly killed him, and he would

then. You’ll be 28 in a couple days, so why don’t

at the calendar on his

after

always busy, old man, so just leave the trivial stuff with idling young ‘uns like me.”

replied, giving his agreement

was actually

when had John become so agreeable?

a good mood because

decided. I won’t disturb you at the office

promptly hung up at that, and texted the group chat of their gang of four that he will be organizing John’s birthday, so that John could not renege on

other two texted back noncommittal

John turned back to his conversation with Cordy, deleting the text before typing a