A Life Debt Repaid

Wendy called Cordy the next morning.

However, after Cordy got home, she kept waking up in her sleep, since all she could think about was Wendy cheating on John with another man…

Naturally, her temper flared as soon as she saw Wendy’s call, which was why she snapped a little loudly at Wendy, “Wendy, did you forget your own promise last night?!”

“I can explain, Cordy,” Wendy quickly said. “I was just a little tipsy last night, so I was afraid that John would get upset with me if I went to his place. I headed to my parents’ home instead, but I really did not do anything wrong. You have to trust me.”

“Really? And why should I trust you?” Cordy sneered.

“I…” Wendy tried off, unsure how to explain herself.

However, after a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, “Cordy, are you still in love with Johnny?”

“What?!” Cordy bellowed, clearly incensed by that response.

calm when she caught Wendy being up to something so outrageous just last night. In fact, she consciously decided to

line from Wendy

make things worse, Wendy pressed the issue. “I hit the nail on the

“Wendy!!!”

in your character,” Wendy simply continued with righteous indignation. “I thought since it was over between you and John, it really was over. I even respected your relationship with him, since I know that you can’t really keep your distance when you both have a

integrity! What’s the problem if I take issue with your behavior and stand for justice? It won’t be just me—anyone who saw what you did

business! You don’t get to have a say!” Wendy retorted furiously. “Let me be clear: I don’t want you to meddle

this meddling?!” Cordy really thought then that she could not

and Johnny now, and your meddling would only affect our relationship. You just want to get Johnny to break up with me so you can get

her lips, genuinely furious at

silence. “Cordy, let me give it to you in no uncertain terms: you don’t need to worry about what’s going on between me and Johnny. It’s all between us and no one else.

you,” Cordy said icily. “I have no misgivings now since

are you

Cordy snapped and hung