A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 409

Cordy headed outside to the back garden for a breather.

She was in a bad mood, and was reluctant to stay in the ballroom.

Worst of all, her ankle hurts.

She didn’t feel that much pain when she sprained it on the red carpet before, but

standing for so long and walking on stage, and then getting off pushed her past her

limit of tolerance.

She sat on the bench in the back garden, taking off her high heels and hunching over

to rub her ankles…when a towering shadow suddenly appeared before her.

She blinked, but ultimately looked up to see John, looking down from above.

She couldn’t quite see his face against the lights to his rear, but his dark eyes were

plainly visible.

Cordy turned away, and kept rubbing her ankles.

As she did so, a pair of clean, long hands gently raised her foot.

go,” she said with

simply ignored her and

the

“John Levine!”

already hurt so much-was he so intent on

even upset him tonight, aside from

this charity ball.

him or allow him to force

own house.

She wasn’t a pet canary, and that thought only left her anger

“Bear with it,” John suddenly warned her, having found the

could respond,

yelped inadvertently-it hurt so much she

do you want, John?!” she bellowed furiously, her patience for

reached

“Try standing up. See if you’re better,” John said, helping her put her

feet, as if he did not see her snapping at

he repeated, “Try standing up.

better now.”

Cordy gritted her teeth, but eventually rose

in her ankles, and was therefore very careful

she stood up.

was putting too much weight on one foot,

high heel, so

her, and her body