A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1097

Cordy blinked at John, who said, "I didn't think I'd see you again. This makes it worth it... even if I die now." "No one's dying. Not until the very last moment,” Cordy said bluntly.

'Just go,’ John told her nonetheless.

As Cordy pursed her lips, John repeated himself resolutely, "Go.'

’Shut up. It'll be done soon enough," Cordy said, averting her eyes.

She refused to give up until the very end.

And yet, smoke was starting to spill into the basement, and John obviously noticed that.

He held her gaze, looking deep into her eyes as she said, "I'm not worth it, Cordy."

’This isn't about you," Cordy said coolly. "I refused to let Dicky be fatherless.’

’You've already taken good care of him."

’That still doesn't replace his father."

he shouldn't lose his mother

lip at that, while John continued, "Meeting you was my

and kept watching as

I'm begging you.

a quiver in John's

was expendable, but she was

Iive-that was his

rolling around in his grave

"If

’That's completely unnecessary-"

my conscience

least she

if she failed, that simply meant John was destined to

turn silent-he knew Cordy came to save him to keep a clear

from her perspective, everything he did

himself so

was the same thing with the Stuarts, as he would only gain freedom by neutralizing their

by, Cordy was left staring and gripped by increasing

kept hammering violently against the chains, but it crossed Cordy's mind