A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1181

John stayed calm and said, "Yeah, I am."

Cordy realized with a start then and snorted coolly, "So you were playing me? Was it that fun?"

"You must have misunderstood, Ms. Sachs. I wasn't avoiding you, but my schedule was packed full and your visit had been sudden," John said before beckoning at Randy. "Please show Ms. Sachs my schedule for the day—"

"I don’t mean today," Cordy growled through her teeth, working hard to make herself stay calm.

She was willing to believe that John did not have time the whole day, since he would definitely be very busy with his company, which was expanding into multiple territories simultaneously.

What she wanted to ask was something else instead. "You deliberately arranged for the shopping center to reshuffle the leases, didn’t you?"

"It was deliberate, yes," John admitted.

"You."

"But that's not an orchestrated effort against you."

stared at him, so he turned to Randy again. "Bring our project plan for

"Yes, Mr. Levine."

out to Cordy. "Please take a look, Ms. Sachs. It's the background analysis,

him a look, took the document, and browsed through its

had no reason to refuse when John was showing it to

through it, but everything about the invitation to tender was comprehensive, from

implement further change after the reshuffling, and they expected

would spur anyone to

Cordy read it for a long time before returning

off, intending to leave without a

reminded her, "The deadline for the tender is next month. Please

wheeled on him. "This is

John replied solemnly. "This is corporate action and the fruit of labor of the

well, so I must ask your misunderstanding

a cool glare at him before turning to leave again, her rage all too

Sachs is furious, sir. Everything would go down in flames

John shot him a look, but he was getting impatient too, since he knew all too