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.

stop them, but the smoke was now so thick he could not even manage a

promptly picked up the hammer and struck the

hard to restrain her excitement-right now, their priority was

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

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

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

did not want to burden Cordy, but he could not give up when he touched

all, and he could

such, he did not dare to push her away again, or it

rose to stand on his own

at him in surprise-she had seen the

John said, trying to make

did not say another word, and the three of them left the basement right

fire might have brought down everything around them if they were