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.

but the smoke was now so thick he could not even manage a full

bodyguard promptly picked up the hammer and struck the chains

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

since he was too weak

on the fireproof overalls," Cordy told the bodyguard, who had been

and helped John, who had to withstand the agony all

not want to burden Cordy, but he could not give

her at all, and he could actually feel her

to push her away again, or it would

and rose to

was left staring at him in surprise-she had seen the terrible shape he was in, but he

to make himself sound

another word, and the three of them

difficulty as well, since the fire might have

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