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 was

so aloof-as if she could not get interested

of folding and keeping her ample wings in a

senses and turning away from the window to

Patrick sounded skeptical, but he

was that

he would ask you about your grandfather and try to lure you

smiled in silent

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

Patrick nodded, impressed.

us so that I could

of the last one after

Stuarts had to go all out just so that she would attend this

her leave

that being too smart is sometimes nothing good."

emotional and eloped with John right under the Stuarts' noses. I'm sure the man wouldn't be able to say no when

she knew that

and rational was the only way

take the risk, just as John would never be able to

they would live out their own separate

was certainly nothing wrong with