Chapter 1184

Her heart pounding, she looked at the man before her and saw that he was not looking composed either.

In fact, his face was pale, as if he was more scared than she was.

Their eyes met for a couple seconds, but just as Cordy was about to struggle out of John's arms, he scooped her up in his arms.

"What do you think you're doing?!"

"Carrying you back to your room."

"I don't need that. I can walk fine on my own."

"Keep moving, and we’d both fall."

Cordy gritted her teeth, but she had no choice but to take it since she could not move, even though she suffered considerably from it.

Still, John quickly strode up the stairs with her in his arms and took her to her room.

He put her in bed and left immediately after, as if she would sully his modesty if he lingered even for a second.

Cordy pursed her lips.

already gone, but she did not get to

in

now?" John patted Richard's head as he walked past the boy. "Come on.

going to stay? Mommy's drunk—aren't you going to take

can take

"But..."

"Come on."

that, he left

the entire weekend in Richard's absence, since it

greeted her as he handed her their tender

obvious that Cordy was distracted—something

completely focused, so what had gotten her

it later," Cordy told him. " Also, it's the weekend. You really don't have to work overtime with me. You should spend

stared at her in surprise for a moment before quickly saying, "Okay. Thank you, Ms. Sachs. Do

"Yeah."

alone in her office, and she soon decided that she was in no mood to

was simply feeling too

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