A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 540

Cordy quietly shook her head and held on tightly to John’s hand as she led him out of the dilapidated warehouse.

They returned to the car and sat together in silence.

When he turned toward her, he saw that her whole body was still shaking, just as she had when she hugged him in the warehouse.

He had no idea if she was shaking because his savagery scared her or if she was still worried about Richard.

"Jessica did this on purpose," he said, attempting to break the deathly silence.

Cordy looked up at him and nodded.

When she could not find Richard in the warehouse, she knew Jessica had tricked them.

Jessica was never stupid, and having followed John around for years, she would more or less know how he operated.

today was a

the footage again when we get back, see if we

Cordy nodded quietly.

returned to

saw them return, but they did not ask questions since they could tell from their looks that it had been a fruitless

of attention she had, trying to pinpoint where Jessica got out of the

cameras had too many blind spots, and trying to judge where Jessica went with those

alone pinpoint security blind spots. There was no way she could stay in those blind spots by sheer coincidence, and

voice spoke beside

saw that his eyes were bloodshot-he definitely did not sleep well in the

midnight, but she could not bring herself to

passing her a bowl of oatmeal that

feeling an appetite,’

water the entire day, let alone

how long this would take, and your health takes