Chapter 75

Before Cordy could speak, John added sharply, “And don’t tell me you weren’t being distant. I have a heart; I can feel it.”

In other words, he was telling her not to lie to him.

Cordy stared at him in silence for a while before asking, “I thought you knew?”

“No, I don’t,” he replied, not bothered to play around.

“I don’t believe in love, and I’ve rejected you before already,” Cordy said, lowering her gaze in fear of meeting him. “It’s just your stubbornness talking.”

She did not want to admit that it was because of Zoe York.

There would be no ‘other woman’ if he never wanted to be with her.

“So you mean to say that my effort was bearing fruit, which was why you’re deliberately distancing yourself?” John asked, as if to confirm it.

Cordy was taken aback, but she admitted it with her silence.

What other reason was there?!

dangerous-she must not get too involved

to offer you a sense of security,” John said. “I will restrain myself as best as I can

can still be friends. Dicky loves me, and I won’t lie to you-I love the boy too. From that connection alone,

Ms. Sachs.”

a definitive rejection from him-it was

either Dicky’s

Cordy was left wondering if he wanted to

“Or my wife.”

speechless-that was the

John said, clearly reading her mind and therefore telling her assuredly, “You don’t get to choose.”

Cordy said, refraining from arguing stubbornly because it was pointless to go any further.

John

“What?”

the washroom,” John suddenly said.

was speechless again. Nature really called

fell asleep before

called her, saying that Fabian Locke and Dean Longman would hand in their resignations tomorrow. He would also bring the culprit to the hospital to visit John, as well

arrived the next morning just as John texted her, saying that Simon was at the hospital, and that Simon had paid him

line. “Vince? Ask the CEO to come to my office-there will be a heads of departments meeting in half an hour. Warn them

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