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.

Cartman came in to give her a report just then, and she said, “I’m going back to work now. See

“Yeah.”

put away oher

was not until half past seven that Cordy remembered she

forgotten about me, Ms. Sachs,” the melodiously magnetic

“Where are you?’

“Look downstairs,” John replied.

the glass wall and peered downward to find that exceedingly conspicuous black Maybach and the man standing next to

nonchalant gesture, but he looked

right downstairs,” Cordy said, quickly sliding her phone into her bag and leaving work, all while

against his Maybach as Cordy hurried to him. “Sorry. You could have called me, though-I’d forget things after

can remember it

that unreliable-she was

the door for her, he said, “Get

and they both headed to her

a moment after heading inside, and she promptly put on an apron to

cooking.

she suddenly felt someone

behind.

to him into his arms, and her heart skipped a

it,” John murmured as he nuzzled her neck, his