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

looking with a

to turn and leave again, he called out, “Ms Sachs?”

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

dropped it? And he picked

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

off his hands and left as if fleeing, her ears crimson!

the bathroom, Cordy was on the couch,

it was nothing to be

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

hairdryer

plugged it in before

“As thanks for taking care of Dicky, and

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 someone else’s money, I’m good enough a businessman to not reject value.”

act so

said nothing else and untied her hair to dry it.

the sound of the hairdryer and