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.”

he shouldn’t lose

“Meeting you was my greatest blessing in life. That’s why I feel no

watching as the bodyguard hammered

I’m begging you.

was a quiver in John’s voice

was expendable, but

Iive-that was his

around in his grave if she died

him slowly and clearly then. “If we can’t break

’That’s completely unnecessary-“

at least my conscience would

she

meant John was destined to die

turn silent-he knew Cordy came to save him to keep

all, from her perspective, everything he did was in service to

not-he did it for himself so that the

with the Stuarts, as he would only gain

by, Cordy was left

violently against the chains, but it crossed Cordy’s mind