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

at once, looking flustered as she held them behind herself

looking with

was about to turn and leave again, he

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

it? And he picked it up?!

understand that there were things that must not be simply picked up from the floor? Or that seeing no evil was a thing?

his hands and left as if fleeing,

was

was nothing to be ashamed

about to send John away,

hairdryer

power socket and plugged it in before saying, “I’ll help you dry your

thanks for taking care of Dicky, and for personally

than

notice from the boutique about the payment,” John replied. “Even if I’d rather you didn’t wear a gown bought with someone else’s money, I’m good enough a businessman to not reject value.”

act so natural even when there’s so much

nothing else and untied her hair

suddenly, there was only the sound of the hairdryer and