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.

smoke was now so thick

and struck the chains violently a handful of times... and it really

her excitement-right now, their priority was to stay alive and

quickly too, since he was too weak to

had been carrying it and left it on the floor while he hammered

up and helped John, who had to withstand the agony all

really did not want to burden Cordy, but he could not give

all, and he could

he did not dare to push her away again, or it would

teeth and rose to

in surprise-she had seen the terrible shape

make himself sound as

and the three of them left the basement

have brought down everything around them if they were a