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,

“Yeah.”

put away oher phone and focused on

remembered she

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

“Where are you?’

downstairs,” John

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

he looked cool doing it

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

Cordy hurried to him. “Sorry. You could have called me, though-I’d forget things after meetings.”

remember it

not that unreliable-she was just busy.

for her, he said, “Get

so, and they both headed to her house.

not pause for a moment after heading inside, and she promptly put on an apron to

suddenly felt someone wrapping

easily pulled her to him into

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

seemed to have this tendency to bite it-the pain from when she did so last

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