A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 4

you require while you’re staying here.”Then, he instructed, “Girls, present Ms. Sachs’ lunch, please.”Flora and Scarlet swiftly brought over the lunchboxes, laying out an assortment of dishes that would serve as Cordy’s overly scrumptious lunch on her overbed table, even holding out her knife and fork with both hands, respectfully. “Please enjoy your meal, Ms. Sachs.” Cordy actually thought then that John was overdoing it—he did not have to go so far for her, especially since the fire at his hotel must have inflicted serious damages.Still, she took the knife and fork while saying, “Thank you.”Though the food tasted far beyond expectations, Winston suddenly put on a pair of reading glasses and whipped out a little notebook, recording everything while observing Cordy closely. “Apologies if the food isn’t to your taste. May I ask if you have any sort of preferences, or ingredients you don’t like?”Cordy was stumped for a moment, but she then slowly said, “No.”Wintson did not press her further, but simply observed her quietly nearby, while writing down in his notebook: Ms. Sachs prefers fish, but is averse to carrots and onions…As he wrote, he looked up again at the dishes Cordy ate, and summed things up: Refer to Mr. Richard’s preferences.After Cordy finished her lunch, Winston presented her with a box.It contained a mobile phone equipped with a SIM card.Cordy thanked Winston, and he left without lingering since