A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 31

Cordy was speechless-she was under the impression that John had missed her message “Then what are you doing here?”

“Dinner

Cordy somehow had no comeback against that.

“Where’s the bathroom?” John asked.

“My room,” Cordy replied-she was living alone and did not need a shared bathroom, so she just had it cleared for a study instead.

John entered, glancing at Richard, who was sleeping soundly in bed, before heading inside the bathroom.

Cordy was going to turn and leave when she remembered something, and she dashed toward the bathroom just as John was about to close the door

John raised a brow “Ms. Sachs “”

Cordy flushed again-she had left her clothes and undergarments in the bathroom after showering

once, looking flustered as she held them behind

looking with a

leave again, he called out, “Ms Sachs?”

turned again and flushed once more-he was holding her bra, even flapping them between his well- built

he

understand that there were things that must not be simply picked up from

and left as if fleeing, her

of the bathroom, Cordy was on the couch, having calmed

and it was nothing to be ashamed about.

and was about to send John away, she noticed in surprise that he was

hairdryer

it in

speechless, he continued, “As thanks for taking care of Dicky, and for personally

way more than enough,” Cordy replied bluntly.

boutique about the payment,” John replied. “Even if I’d rather you didn’t wear a gown bought with

could act so natural even

same time, John said nothing else and untied her hair to dry

were very close, and suddenly, there was only the sound of the