A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 481

Cordy's eyes were red and moist, even though she tried not to look outside at John's slowly departing figure.

She could not even describe how she felt... It was as if half her heart went missing, and she couldn't breathe.

Nonetheless, the helicopter arrived on a clearing in the suburbs in half an hour, where Patrick's black sedan was waiting.

Naturally, he brought more than one car-his security detail went full defcon after that accident.

Cordy alighted awkwardly from the helicopter, since it was hard walking with crutches.

Just as she did so, she found a large, fair hand extended before her.

She looked up to find Patrick on his wheelchair, offering her a hand.

He had been maimed considerably in that accident, but she didn't shy from leaning on his arm to get out of the helicopter, and followed him into his car.

helicopter whirled off after they left, just as Cordy realized why John insisted that

hard to find, and chasing a

if they do find it, planning a raid on such elevated heights offered no

at the direction where the helicopter left, spacing out,

Cordy denied,

it well, it wasn’t hard to tell that she

with John? There's no question that

I told him to marry

soon shrugged nonchalantly. "If you think that's the right choice. We're just partners, and you're allowed to make your own decisions. Moreover, you made it very clear before, and I actually didn't hold

privacy,' Cordy refused to

"Okay," Patrick didn't ask.

bustling metropolitan center of Rocktown, and stopped outside a

you're going

asked you

don't want me to