A Life Debt Repaid

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.

her a report just then, and she said, “I’m going back

“Yeah.”

put away oher phone and focused on

that Cordy remembered she had

Ms. Sachs,” the

“Where are you?’

downstairs,” John replied.

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

nonchalant gesture, but he looked cool

said, quickly sliding her phone into her bag and leaving work, all while wondering how long John had been waiting.

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

as you can remember

that unreliable-she

for her, he said,

they both

for a moment after heading inside, and she promptly put on an apron to start

suddenly felt someone wrapping his arms around

towering figure easily pulled her to him into his arms, and her heart

up for it,” John murmured as he nuzzled her neck, his lips brushing

when she did so last time had