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

both battered and bruised, and there was no sign of her hitting him

and John was glaring at Cordy with blood-red eyes, his Adam’s apple bobbing repeatedly as he repressed

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

die?" he shot

feel guilty for the rest of my life!" she snapped

and

started running again, but John caught her arm just as

make me hate you any further, John!" she

he said,

heart skipped a beat as he said quietly, "I'll help Patrick-you stay here. Don't

toward the car in the

see anything, but she somehow also sensed his silhouette

yet grand... and she clenched her

not the time to feel sad

and that came before