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

promptly picked up the hammer and struck the chains violently a handful of

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

since he was too weak to stand after the chains stopped

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

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

burden Cordy, but he could not give up when he

leave her at all, and he could actually feel her fear

such, he did not dare to push her away again,

his teeth and rose to stand

seen the terrible shape he was in, but

trying to make himself sound

and the three of them left the basement right

considerable difficulty as well, since the fire might have brought down everything around them if

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