A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 415

Cordy blinked and a tear inadvertently trickled out of the corner of her eye.

But even as it fell to the floor, her lips were curled upward- she was at once relieved and heartbroken.

Patrick took her hand right then and left without hesitation.

John watched as the two figures went further and further away...

With Patrick with her, the security guard at the entrance did not dare to stop them.

In the end, the so-called rule was only enforced depending on the person.

With that, Cordy got into Patrick's car, and they headed to the airport.

They were silent along the journey.

Patrick glanced at Cordy's cool, beautiful face just then.

If she had been emotionally affected at the ballroom before, she was calm and unfettered now.

"Aren't you curious what William summoned me for?" he suddenly asked, breaking the silence just then.

what she was thinking,

see her being so aloof-as if she could

dazzling radiance instead of folding

senses and turning away from

skeptical, but he

was that

your grandfather and try to lure you into

smiled in silent

to

Patrick nodded, impressed.

but not least, to stall us so that I could witness

of the last one after the

to go all out just so that

they let her leave before the

just realized that being too smart is sometimes nothing good." Patrick sighed. "It's just so

gone instead if you were a little irrational and emotional and eloped with John right under the Stuarts' noses. I'm sure the man wouldn't be able to say no when

of what Patrick said, she

rational was the

could not take the risk, just as John would never be able to

they would live out their own separate

was certainly nothing wrong