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.”

face was as clean as it was

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 volunteer

suddenly said. “He told me about his plans to send you abroad for further studies, and was asking which university would be

sayin‘, y’know?” Bob quickly said.

him, and he would die before having

You’ll be 28 in a couple days, so why

the calendar

day after

let me make the arrangements?” Bob pressed urgently. “You’re always busy, old man, so just leave the

his agreement just then.

actually stunned.

had John become so

because

you

of their gang of four that he will be organizing John’s birthday, so

it, while the other two texted

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