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.

tried to stop them, but the smoke was now so thick he could not

hammer and struck the chains violently a handful

priority was to

was too weak

been carrying it and left it on the floor while he

up and helped John, who had to withstand the agony all over his

he could

could not bear to leave her at all, and he could actually

to push her away again, or

and rose

had seen the terrible shape he was in, but

said, trying to make himself sound as calm as

did not say another word, and the three

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