A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1098

'You've done your best," John told Cordy. ’I don't hate you-no, I'm thankful that you came for me in the end. Promise me that you'll live well instead of mourning me, and spend your days in happiness with Patrick. I've looked into him... He's changed over the years because of you, and he's worth entrusting the rest of your life with."

Even so, Cordy's tears could not stop.

’Go," John urged her again-any slower and she would not make it.

Cordy bit her lip, but just as she was about to turn away, her bodyguard suddenly said, "Wait."

Cordy promptly turned toward him, an irrepressible sense of hopefulness igniting within her head and causing her to shudder ever so slightly.

She actually thought she could not take more crushed hopes just then.

’I think the chains are breaking!" the bodyguard exclaimed in surprise nonetheless. "I see a crack. Should I keep trying, Ms. Sachs?"

’Yes." Cordy nodded without hesitation.

to stop them, but the smoke was now so thick he

and struck the chains violently a

priority was to stay alive

was too weak to stand after the

the fireproof overalls," Cordy told the bodyguard, who had been carrying it and left it on the floor while

quickly picked it up and helped John, who had to withstand the agony all over his body,

to burden Cordy, but he could

bear to leave her at all, and he could

to push her away again, or it would really break

rose to stand

in surprise-she had seen the terrible shape he was in, but he stood up

on," John said, trying to make himself sound

say another word, and the three of them left the

as well, since the fire might have brought down