A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 297

Cordy had no idea how long had passed, or how much progress John made -or if he was done with applying the ointment.

She had basically lost all patience when she suddenly felt the touch of his cool lips on her waist, away from the bruise.

She wheeled on him right then, stumbling backwards and shoving herself against the mirror, bristling as she snapped at John, "What do you think you're doing? You said you weren't interested!"

"Cant help it."

"Did you forget you're married?" Cordy exploded-could he be even a worse scumbag at this point?

Nonetheless, John replied loudly and clearly, "No. I'm not married yet."

"Even if you aren't, you're engaged. The wedding's but a matter of time," she retorted. "Or maybe you think you can mess around all you like before your wedding, even when you have a fiancee? Are contractual agreements the only thing capable of making you restrain yourself?"

John was actually left stumped by her rant.

In the end, he was simply bewitched and failed to stop himself from kissing her.

could never resist her body,

Cordy

but stopped and said, "You can't apply that ointment on

'"Got it."

"Goodnight-"

Bang!

was shut in John's face; he was left staring at it for

thought about staying away, but each time he saw Cordy, he

Six months.

himself that everything would be resolved by

what was to come in under a

always came before plans

tender, the executives were voting to confirm three partners when three prosecutors

towards the three men, who were dressed in suit and tie and flashing their ID badges at Cordy. The leader stated solemnly, "We're prosecutors of the North City jurisdiction. My name is Monty Jefferson. Here is

bad premonition as she looked at Monty, but she

make the tender were all people in charge of major enterprises,

you were bribing Henry Lane, deputy commissioner of the tax bureau, with a sum of over a million dollars, with the intent of interfering with the tax bureau's reviews, siphoning 7 million dollars worth of unaccounted income. We are therefore taking

come with us and cooperate with the