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.

was now so thick he could not

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

to restrain her excitement-right now, their priority was

John quickly too, since he was too weak to stand after the chains stopped supporting his

the fireproof overalls," Cordy told the bodyguard, who had been carrying it and

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

not want to burden Cordy, but he could not give up when he touched

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

did not dare to push her away again,

his teeth and rose

left staring at him in surprise-she had seen the terrible shape

on," John said, trying to make himself sound as calm

say another word, and the three of them left the basement right

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