A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 160

Still, Cordy retorted, “Don’t underestimate your girlfriend’s abilities now.”

“Even so,” John said, “you should remember that your boyfriend owns a mountain of gold bars. It’s hard, reliable, and dazzling.”

Cordy could not help laughing at how vividly John was describing himself.

Changing the subject just then, John asked, “Are you free tonight?”

“…Yeah.” She had been neglecting him for almost two weeks, and decided she should see him even if she was not done with work tonight.

John made the arrangements. “I’ll pick you up after work. We’ll eat at your place.”

Cordy did a double take, and asked to confirm since she believed that she misheard. “There’s nothing to eat at my place.”

“You can make pasta, right?” he asked.

“That’s it?” Cordy asked.

“Yeah,” he replied happily.

Cordy did not say no.

to give her a report just then, and

“Yeah.”

put away oher phone and focused on her

remembered she

me, Ms. Sachs,” the melodiously magnetic voice from the other

“Where are you?’

“Look downstairs,” John replied.

walked up to the glass wall and peered downward to find that exceedingly conspicuous black Maybach and the

but he looked cool doing it

right downstairs,” Cordy said, quickly sliding her phone into her bag and leaving work, all while wondering how long John had been

hurried to him. “Sorry. You could have called me,

as you can remember it after,” John

that unreliable-she was just

her, he said, “Get

they both headed to

after heading inside, and she promptly put

cooking.

she was preoccupied, she suddenly felt

behind.

figure easily pulled her to him into his arms,

it,” John murmured as he nuzzled her neck, his lips brushing against her