A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1097

Cordy blinked at John, who said, “I didn’t think I’d see you again. This makes it worth it… even if I die now.” “No one’s dying. Not until the very last moment,” Cordy said bluntly.

‘Just go,’ John told her nonetheless.

As Cordy pursed her lips, John repeated himself resolutely, “Go.’

’Shut up. It’ll be done soon enough,” Cordy said, averting her eyes.

She refused to give up until the very end.

And yet, smoke was starting to spill into the basement, and John obviously noticed that.

He held her gaze, looking deep into her eyes as she said, “I’m not worth it, Cordy.”

’This isn’t about you,” Cordy said coolly. “I refused to let Dicky be fatherless.’

’You’ve already taken good care of him.”

’That still doesn’t replace his father.”

lose his

continued, “Meeting you was my greatest

silent and kept watching as the

I’m begging

was a quiver in John’s

but she

was his only

his grave if she died

clearly then. “If we

’That’s completely unnecessary-“

at least my conscience

she did her

failed, that simply meant

in turn silent-he knew Cordy came to save him

perspective, everything he did

was not-he did it for himself so that the

the same thing with the Stuarts, as he would only gain freedom by neutralizing their

went by, Cordy was left staring and gripped by increasing

bodyguard kept hammering violently against the chains, but it crossed Cordy’s mind that she