Back at the Sachs' residence, Plum was hopping with anger."Grandma, don't be so angry," Noel said, comforting Plum. "She's probably not feeling too good after John's engagement news, that's why she lost control and said those harsh words to you.""She had it coming!" Plum yelled. "She didn't know her place and seduced John, having a pipe dream of getting married into a wealthy family!""Cordy did think a little too highly of herself. How could we ever be worthy of a family like the Levines?" Noel said with a helpless look on her face, "But we live and learn. Let's hope that Cordy has learned her lesson this time."Despite what she said on the outside, Noel was not in fact happy with how things turned out. She thought that she would be capable of seducing whoever Cordy managed to get her hands on and was fantasizing about finding the golden opportunity to snatch John away from Cordy. It turned out that John was already engaged, and it was someone with such an intimidating backgro
[Sure, I'll send you my address.] Cordy did so and sent Jessica her location.[Thank you. I'll be there in half an hour.]Cordy put down her phone and looked at Richard, who was immersed in a TV show on space exploration. She could not bear to leave him.However, she had ample time and did not need to be anxious right now.She walked over and said, "Dicky, your godmother wants to send you back."Richard was originally in high spirits watching the TV show, but his face fell immediately upon hearing that he had to leave."She's leaving North City tomorrow, so accompany her for one night. After she leaves, I'll bring you over here every weekend from now on if I can." "Okay." Richard nodded obediently.As much as he was unwilling, he would not make things difficult for Cordy.His obedience in turn made her heart ache even more.Jessica reached in less than half an hour, and Cordy walked Richard to the entrance of the district."Dicky," Jessica said enthusiastically upon seeing
Jessica left North City on Monday, and news outlets were filled with images of John sending her off and the two of them parting reluctantly at the airport.Cordy wondered if there really were no other news worthy of reporting in North City. Were there no other delicious scandals in the entertainment circle? News of John and Jessica had been circling around for an entire week and pictures of them could be seen no matter which news outlet one browsed.She put down her phone and walked into the senior management meeting room. A meeting on Starstream Fashion launching a high-end brand was ongoing.Because her identity as lovely was exposed, many merchants have been knocking on their doors, wanting to cooperate with Starstream. It presented Starstream Group with a business opportunity, given their limited resources, in which they could achieve a win-win situation by expanding their marketing efforts through increased financing.The key now was to choose the best merchant.Cordy attende
"Let me send you to the hospital," Cordy offered.She had driven her car to the police station while Kyle was brought there in the police car.No matter from which perspective she looked in, she should give him a ride."No need for that. It's just superficial wounds and they'll be fine in a couple of days." Kyle shook his head. "It's very late now. You should head back soon." "You should get them checked and have a peace of mind," Cordy insisted.She just did not want anything bad to happen."Thank you." Kyle hesitated for a moment before agreeing to it.Both of them sat in the car.Cordy drove while Kyle sat in the front passenger seat."I didn't expect you to know how to drive," Kyle commented, "I've never seen you drive a car before.""I used to be too busy to drive," Cordy said frankly. Kyle looked downcast with a tinge of guilt in his eyes. "I'm sorry Cordy, I used to…""I don't wish to talk about the past." Cordy cut him off mid-sentence.She did not think that Kyl
Cordy looked at John, who stood before her. John had indeed called her many times today, and even sent her messages on WhatsApp. She hadn't meant to ignore them, but had been extremely busy. In the evening after work, she also had to deal with Bryson when he came to retaliate against her. She didn't even have time to breathe.Cordy thought that John wouldn't look for her today and would wait till tomorrow. Yet here he was, appearing out of the blue at three in the morning.She didn't even know how John knew where she was. With how skillful John was, though, he would still know where she was even if she went to hide underground.Naturally, Kyle saw John as well. Surprise flashed in his eyes.Hadn't John already announced his relationship with Jessica? Jessica had just left, yet John came looking for Cordy immediately after?!At this hour, much less?Cordy hadn't denied that she had been in an illicit affair with John the last time they were on the phone, but based on her persona
Noel had also mentioned that John had abandoned Cordy, so she would be emotionally vulnerable right now. If Kyle took the initiative, it was possible that Cordy would let go of their past prejudices. Noel also said to ignore her feelings, as it was more important to get Jessop Corp to pass these difficult times first and foremost.Noel truly believed that their relationship was rock solid and stable.Her determination moved Kyle deeply, and he was glad he had such a loving woman by his side."It isn't that easy to handle Cordy," Kyle replied, then proceeded to tell Noel exactly what had happened. Noel sneered after hearing the whole story. She knew Cordy all too well. Even if Kyle knelt on the ground or died before her, Cordy would remain unmoved.The woman wanted Kyle to bring about his own destruction."It should just be a matter of time. You hurt my sister so much before this, so it's only natural that she had her guard up," Noel assured him."But I can't wait that long. I h
Even after Cordy said that, silence remained in the car. John acted as if he hadn’t heard any of Cordy's words. He kept his eyes firmly on the road, not looking away.Cordy shoved down the turbulent emotions swirling angrily inside her. As calmly as she could, she continued, "I have an important meeting early tomorrow morning, and it's already very late right now.""I know," John replied.Cordy waited a long time after he replied, but John didn't speak again.She bit her lip, frustrated.Since he wasn't going to say anything else, she leaned back in her seat and stared out the car window at the night scenery once more.Soon, they arrived at North Garden's underground car park. Cordy unbuckled her seat belt but remained seated. She turned to John and said, "Go ahead."Perhaps John couldn't multitask while driving and needed to focus on the road. That was fine, because Cordy had no intentions of being careless with her life."It's too late now. Go back home and get some rest. I
"Are the feelings between us...so fragile?" John asked."There aren't any feelings to talk about between us right now," Cordy shot back coldly. "Have you forgotten, Mr. Levine? Back then, I promised to try out this relationship and see if it would work. Clearly, this isn't going too well.""If I said I wouldn't involve you in my engagement with Jessica, would you be willing to wait for me?""No," Cordy refused without hesitation."Am I that unworthy of your trust?" John said, clenching his fist tightly as his eyes tinged scarlet."Yes," Cordy said, nodding.John laughed hoarsely, a hint of self-depreciation laced in his voice.The atmosphere plunged into a sudden silence, and the air was heavy.The two sat in silence for a long time.It seemed like their conversation had ended.Cordy opened the car door to leave, but John suddenly reached out to grasp her wrist with such force that it felt like he was going to crush her bones.However, she didn't cry out in pain.She simply