A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 428

The elevation of the slope made it difficult to traverse and even more so for John, who

had to carry Cordy.

However, she was really spent and could not even open her eyes as she leaned in his

arms.

She vaguely heard cars screeching to a stop and the whirring rotors of a helicopter…

Patrick’s people had probably arrived.

What perfect timing-not a moment too soon and not a moment too late.

With that, Cordy finally dozed off.

When she woke up again, she found herself in a place she did not recognize.

It was not the hospital, her apartment in North City, or John’s apartment.

She blinked, her eyelids still feeling very heavy just like her head.

She felt like she had slept for a long while to the point that she could not wake up.

spoke beside her just then, quietly and

of

in cuts and

Blinking, she asked, “Where

terribly raspy and her

he quickly added, “Don’t worry.

‘safe’

have the strength to

John told her and

soft pillows behind her so

It was then that she saw she had her

actually a makeshift medical

sat up with John’s help, he

she nodded-her throat was so

up and poured her a glass of water. “Wait a moment. I’ll

“I can do it myself,” Cordy insisted, mustering all

and she suddenly realized

holding the glass beside her lips. “You’ve

days, and you haven’t eaten anything. The IV

you, so it makes sense

at him then-she was asleep for three

he said, his lips curling up into a

not fatally injured, but