A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 75

Before Cordy could speak, John added sharply, “And don’t tell me you weren’t being distant. I have a heart; I can feel it.”

In other words, he was telling her not to lie to him.

Cordy stared at him in silence for a while before asking, “I thought you knew?”

“No, I don’t,” he replied, not bothered to play around.

“I don’t believe in love, and I’ve rejected you before already,” Cordy said, lowering her gaze in fear of meeting him. “It’s just your stubbornness talking.”

She did not want to admit that it was because of Zoe York.

There would be no ‘other woman’ if he never wanted to be with her.

“So you mean to say that my effort was bearing fruit, which was why you’re deliberately distancing yourself?” John asked, as if to confirm it.

Cordy was taken aback, but she admitted it with her silence.

What other reason was there?!

too dangerous-she must not get too involved with

sense of security,” John said. “I will restrain myself as best as I can from

still be friends. Dicky loves me, and I won’t lie to you-I love the boy too. From that connection

“Dream on, Ms. Sachs.”

did not expect such a definitive rejection from him-it was utterly merciless, and offered

Dicky’s

John blinked, Cordy was left wondering if he

“Or my wife.”

was speechless-that was the same

said, clearly reading her mind and therefore telling her assuredly, “You

said, refraining from

did,” John

“What?”

the washroom,” John suddenly

again. Nature really called out of the

company until he fell asleep before leaving

very late into the night when Simon finally called her, saying that Fabian Locke and Dean Longman would hand in their resignations tomorrow. He would also bring the culprit to the hospital to visit John, as well as to offer compensation and an

her, saying that Simon was at the hospital, and that Simon had paid him a huge

the internal phone line. “Vince? Ask the CEO to come to my office-there will be a heads of departments meeting in half an hour. Warn them not