A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 8

soon noticed that something was different.She quickly glanced at the screen, her heart skipping a beat when she saw the unfamiliar number.Before she could speak, a deep, alluring voice spoke from the other end. “Does that mean I should keep calling you if I want to be embarrassed?”Cordy felt her heart racing a little just then and she pursed her lips.She had never expected John Levine himself to call. She said in apology, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was you… and what I said wasn’t meant for you.” “So who was it for?” John raised a brow.Cordy was silent for moments before slowly saying, “I think you know, Mr. Levine.”John’s eyes narrowed, his fingers tapping his desk twice as his lips twitched. “Do you need help?”“No.” Cordy refused right then, intent on being distant. “Anyway, why did you call me, Mr. Levine?”“No reason in particular,” John replied.As Cordy frowned, he added, “I was just testing if the number Dicky gave me works.”“…I would never trick a kid,” Cordy said a little angrily.Moreover, he was the one who bought her this number. How would he not know?!“Are you free tonight?” John asked suddenly.The sudden change in subject left Cordy stunned.“Let’s have dinner together,” John said. “I’ll come to get you.”“I’m sorry, but…”“It’s to celebrate my first day at my new job.”Cordy decided then that she and John existed on different wavelengths, and that their conversation was utterly non-sequitur.“I’ll see you at six,” John finished and hung up.Cordy breathed a lengthy sigh then—there