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.

said with a flat

ignored her and started rubbing

as she withstood the pain, but

“John Levine!”

already hurt so much-was he so

She didn’t even upset him tonight, aside

this charity ball.

him or allow him to

own house.

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

warned her, having found

she could respond, John firmly

She yelped inadvertently-it hurt so much she almost kicked him in

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

reached its

“Try standing up. See if you’re better,” John

and rising to his feet, as if he did not see her

at him icily, so he

better now.”

but

the pain in her ankles, and was therefore very

she stood up.

However, she was putting too much weight on one foot, and the

a really high heel, so

her, and