A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 423

Cordy bellowed furiously, "Let me go!

"Now's not the time to get stubborn-argh!" John suddenly cried out in pain, as Cordy had bitten down on his neck so strongly he flinched.

He did not release her, but she started to flail around violently in his arms.

The slope was already hard to stand on, and as she relentlessly thrashed about, both of them ended up falling, though John quickly cushioned her fall and spared her from getting hurt.

Regaining her freedom, she started to run toward the car wreck-it was all the more reason forthem to save Patrick the more dire the situation was or he would be dead!

Cordy ran quickly, even though her right leg was seriously hurt and she had just regained some of her feeling.

Even if the pain seemed to cut her into the heart, she did not stop at all.

"Cordy!" John dashed forward and caught her, holding her firmly in place and stopping her from reaching the wreckage.

Smack!

and slapped him across the

there was no sign of her hitting him even after

crisp smack was deafening, however, and John was glaring at Cordy with blood-red eyes, his

gaze and told him with no uncertainty," I'd never just

you die?"

guilty for the rest of my life!" she snapped and shook his

determined, and no one could stop

caught her arm just as she was about to

make me hate you any further, John!" she

he said, 'TH

a beat as he said quietly, "I'll help

dashed toward the car

she somehow also

was blurred, yet grand... and she

not the time to feel sad or guilty-they had

came before