A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 31

Cordy was speechless-she was under the impression that John had missed her message “Then what are you doing here?”

“Dinner

Cordy somehow had no comeback against that.

“Where’s the bathroom?” John asked.

“My room,” Cordy replied-she was living alone and did not need a shared bathroom, so she just had it cleared for a study instead.

John entered, glancing at Richard, who was sleeping soundly in bed, before heading inside the bathroom.

Cordy was going to turn and leave when she remembered something, and she dashed toward the bathroom just as John was about to close the door

John raised a brow “Ms. Sachs “”

Cordy flushed again-she had left her clothes and undergarments in the bathroom after showering

grabbed everything at once, looking flustered as

looking with a

to turn and leave again, he called out, “Ms

more-he was holding her bra, even flapping them

dropped it? And he picked it

were things that must not be simply picked up from the floor? Or that seeing no evil was a thing?

his hands and left as if fleeing, her

out of the bathroom, Cordy was on the couch, having calmed herself

and it was

as she got up and was about to send John away, she noticed in surprise that he was carrying

hairdryer

found the nearest power socket and plugged it in before saying,

“As thanks for taking care of Dicky, and for personally

more than enough,” Cordy replied

payment,” John replied. “Even if I’d rather you didn’t wear a gown bought with someone else’s money, I’m good enough a businessman

impressed that he could act so

John said nothing else and untied her hair to dry it.

very close, and suddenly, there was only the sound