A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 119

In the end, Cordy braced herself and alighted–her dress was not formal, but it was not that casual either.

Still, she did look a little underdressed beside John.

On the other hand, he did not seem to care about what she was wearing, and he simply led her inside the skyscraper.

The restaurant was on the twentieth floor, and it was only natural John would pick a spot frequented by the rich and powerful of North City.

After Cordy followed him into the grandly designed glass elevator, he suddenly took off his dinner jacket and his bow tie, unfastening his top two buttons.

His forbidding presence suddenly turned to a simpler elegance, he suddenly held out his dinner jacket and bow tie at her, saying, “Hold these for me.”

Cordy did so, and watched as John slowly rolled up his sleeves, baring his firm, muscular hands. He looked considerably casual in an instant, just as Cordy quickly realized what he was doing.

to match her outfit and she seemed to feel a little

all, he must have thought she would regard his birthday with importance and dress up for

had to work with her, despite her clear

her feelings because she was here

reached their floor, John took back his dinner jacket and bowtie, while a steward greeted them and led

room, the two stewards standing outside each opened one of the double doors, revealing the extravagant

followed John inside and realized that they

Bob Davis, and

an adopted child of the Levines, the other two were both run–of–the–mill rich kids,

him. “Ah, I see you brought the

me introduce you to my friends. You know Jay Parker,

Cordy

did the

John then pointed at the rather pudgy