A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 297

Cordy had no idea how long had passed, or how much progress John made—or if he was done with applying the ointment.She had basically lost all patience when she suddenly felt the touch of his cool lips on her waist, away from the bruise.

She wheeled on him right then, stumbling backwards and shoving herself against the mirror, bristling as she snapped at John, "What do you think you're doing? You said you weren't interested!"

"Can't help it."

"Did you forget you're married?"

Cordy exploded —could he be even a worse scumbag at this point? Nonetheless, John replied loudly and clearly, "No.I'm not married yet."

"Even if you aren't, you're engaged.The wedding’s but a matter of time," she retorted.

"Or maybe you think you can mess around all you like before your wedding, even when you have a fiancee? Are contractual agreements the only thing capable of making you restrain yourself?"

John was actually left stumped by her rant.

In the end, he was simply bewitched and failed to stop himself from kissing her.He could never resist her body, and he had overestimated himself.

said,

outside the front door, but stopped and said, "You can't apply that ointment on your own.I've spoken to Zoe, and she’ll be back early

"Goodnight—"

he was left staring at it for moments,

Cordy, he wouldn’t be able to stop himself

to himself that everything would

could never expect what was to come in under

always came before plans

last round of Starstream Group's invitation to tender, the executives were voting to

three men, who were dressed in suit and tie

prosecutors of

Monty Jefferson.Here

a bad premonition as she looked at Monty, but

the representatives there to make the tender were all people in charge of major enterprises, everyone was left staring at Cordy as the scene erupted

deputy commissioner of the tax bureau, with a sum of over a million dollars, with the intent of interfering with the tax bureau's reviews, siphoning 7 million dollars worth of unaccounted income.We are therefore taking you into custody under the charges of bribery and tax evasion.Please come with us and cooperate with the

prosecutor produced a warrant