A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 11

They did not hang around after dinner—John sent Richard home to his babysitter first before returning to the car and sending Cordy home.

“You didn’t have to go through so much trouble, Mr. Levine. I can actually take a taxi home,” Cordy said politely.

“It’s no trouble,” John said flatly. “I’m not driving anyway.”

Despite what he said, the chauffeur felt a little awkward and thought that he should just disappear just then.

Cordy could not say anything against it either.

The journey back to North Garden was quiet.

As Cordy opened the door, she remained sluggish since walking with crutches was really inconvenient. Naturally, John could walk around the car and help her up in gentlemanly fashion just as she got out.

Cordy held her tongue and she said gratefully, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” John said as he helped her out.

Cordy started to limp away until she suddenly paused, looking him in the eye and saying, “Mr. Levine.”

“Yes?”

“What they said were true,” she said, her voice too quiet to read how she was feeling.

“Yes?”

“I got pregnant at eighteen and had a child out of wedlock—umph!”

Cordy’s eyes widened as John suddenly wrapped his arms around his waist and leaned in to kiss her lips.

She was so surprised she forgot to resist!

All she felt was that unfamiliar sensation over her lips and it seemed to be getting hotter…

Cordy abruptly pushed John away, finally realizing what he was doing!

Her cheeks were hot, but she could not tell if she was embarrassed or angry.

“I thought you said you’re not that type of person!” she exclaimed.

he replied, looking

can use your

noticed her poor wording, she quickly corrected

John seemed to be smiling under

that could leave

“I was worried that you’d

doubt

cut her

if John had duped her

you believe me now, Ms. Sachs, you don’t have

could he call those things excuses?!

would mind,

a gentlemanly nod and said,

that, he turned and returned to his ostentatious Maybach, and the car

sensation of his lips seemingly lingering over

thought about it, it felt like John was bragging that he had

that she should just pretend she got

…

the car, John’s phone was

end. “Damn it, John! You’d eat alone at my family’s restaurant alone and stand me

John said flatly.

heard from a manager that you were dining

“Yeah.”

in shock. “And here I thought Dicky was manufactured.”

said nothing to that, so Bob said, “When are you going to introduce me? I’m really

hasn’t agreed to date

Bob exclaimed even louder just then. “I’m even more

hanging up. Call from

“Shi—”

before Bob could finish that expletive

sponsoring a tv series where Mandy Jessop will be the female lead,” Randy Martin reported. “The project belongs to a subsidiary of ours

female lead,” John told him.

really fine?” Randy

“What was that?!”

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