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

the hammer and struck the

now, their priority was to

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

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

Cordy's orders, he quickly picked it up and helped John, who had to withstand the agony all

burden Cordy, but he could not give up when he

could not bear to leave her at all, and he could actually feel her fear that

dare to push her away again, or it would

and rose

had seen the terrible shape he was in,

to make himself

did not say another word, and the three of

since the fire might have