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, but

reluctant to see her being so aloof-as if she

aglow with dazzling radiance instead of folding and keeping her ample wings

that predictable," Cordy said, coming to her senses and turning away from the window to look

he was

was that

about your grandfather and try to lure you

in

ask you about us. He's probably eager to have us hook up and

Patrick nodded, impressed.

to stall us so that

the last one after

to go all out just so that she would attend

could they let her

nothing

and emotional and eloped with John right under the Stuarts' noses. I'm sure the man wouldn't

smiled, but in spite of what Patrick said, she knew that adults were never allowed

was the

take the risk, just as John would

live out their own

nothing