A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1098

‘You’ve done your best,” John told Cordy. ’I don’t hate you-no, I’m thankful that you came for me in the end. Promise me that you’ll live well instead of mourning me, and spend your days in happiness with Patrick. I’ve looked into him… He’s changed over the years because of you, and he’s worth entrusting the rest of your life with.”

Even so, Cordy’s tears could not stop.

’Go,” John urged her again-any slower and she would not make it.

Cordy bit her lip, but just as she was about to turn away, her bodyguard suddenly said, “Wait.”

Cordy promptly turned toward him, an irrepressible sense of hopefulness igniting within her head and causing her to shudder ever so slightly.

She actually thought she could not take more crushed hopes just then.

’I think the chains are breaking!” the bodyguard exclaimed in surprise nonetheless. “I see a crack. Should I keep trying, Ms. Sachs?”

’Yes.” Cordy nodded without hesitation.

them, but the smoke was now

the hammer and struck the chains violently a handful of times… and

excitement-right now, their priority was to stay alive and

catch John quickly too, since he was too weak to stand after the chains stopped supporting his

Cordy told the bodyguard, who had been carrying it and left it

Cordy’s orders, he quickly picked it up and helped John, who had to

he could not give up

leave her at all, and he could actually feel her fear that he

dare to push her away again, or

gritted his teeth and rose to stand on his own

had seen the terrible shape he was

John said, trying to make himself sound as calm as

did not say another word, and the three of

considerable difficulty as well, since the fire might have brought down everything around them