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.

done today was a purposeful

the footage again when we get back, see if we find

Cordy nodded quietly.

they returned

not ask questions

to her laptop and watched the footage with every bit of attention she had, trying to pinpoint where Jessica got out of

blind spots, and trying to judge where

not to give up-Jessica would not be familiar with North City's traffic layout, let alone pinpoint security blind spots. There was no way she could stay

John's quiet voice spoke

his eyes were bloodshot-he definitely did

midnight, but she could not bring herself to tell him to

should eat something," John said, passing her a bowl

an appetite,’

sip of water the entire day, let alone had anything

nonetheless. "There's no telling how long this would take, and your health