Chapter 160

Still, Cordy retorted, “Don’t underestimate your girlfriend’s abilities now.”

“Even so,” John said, “you should remember that your boyfriend owns a mountain of gold bars. It’s hard, reliable, and dazzling.”

Cordy could not help laughing at how vividly John was describing himself.

Changing the subject just then, John asked, “Are you free tonight?”

“…Yeah.” She had been neglecting him for almost two weeks, and decided she should see him even if she was not done with work tonight.

John made the arrangements. “I’ll pick you up after work. We’ll eat at your place.”

Cordy did a double take, and asked to confirm since she believed that she misheard. “There’s nothing to eat at my place.”

“You can make pasta, right?” he asked.

“That’s it?” Cordy asked.

“Yeah,” he replied happily.

Cordy did not say no.

came in to give her a report just then, and she

“Yeah.”

put away oher phone and focused

that Cordy remembered she had a

forgotten about me, Ms. Sachs,” the melodiously magnetic voice from the other

“Where are you?’

John replied.

wall and peered downward to find that exceedingly conspicuous black Maybach and the man standing next to

gesture, but he

right downstairs,” Cordy said, quickly sliding her phone into her bag and leaving work, all while wondering how long

the front entrance, John was still leaning against his Maybach as Cordy hurried to him. “Sorry. You could have called me, though-I’d

you can remember it after,” John

not that unreliable-she was just

her, he said, “Get

did so, and they both

heading inside, and

preoccupied, she suddenly felt someone wrapping his

her to him into his arms, and her heart skipped

as he nuzzled her neck, his lips

it-the pain from when she did so last time had hurt for a long

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