Semua Bab A Life Debt Repaid: Bab 411 - Bab 420

Alan demanded, "I've had enough of your antics for one night, John! Let go of her right now!""I'll return once I've sent her home!" John shot back."You, sending Cordy home? In front of everyone attending the Stuarts' charity ball?!" Alan barked. "Do you even understand that you're humiliating them?! If Cordy hadn't been smart enough, you would've already ruined your own reputation! I have never been this disappointed in you!""For once," John replied bluntly.Alan was left bristling by John's reply right then, and his face suddenly flushed, as if he could not breathe just then."Please calm down, sir," Lawrence said, immediately noticing Alan's condition after serving Alan for years. "The doctors already mentioned that you shouldn't get agitated because of your high blood pressure. You've already had a stroke before, and the consequences would be devastating if it recurs…"John calmed down slightly as well when he saw Alan's condition.However, he was not letting go of Cordy e

Cordy did not turn to look, since John was basically one of the hosts for tonight's charity ball—it would be unacceptable if he did not contribute."1.1 million." Someone continued the bid."1.2 million.""1.3 million.""One and a half million," John said, raising his auction paddle again.Everyone could tell right then that John was going to get that ring, one way or another. The crowd started to whisper among themselves, knowing then that they would never beat John. Since they were not winning anyway, they would make more enemies if they made more bids.Moreover, they were all shrewd people and had no reason to keep bidding at this stage."One and a half million! Calling once, twice, three times! Sold!" The auctioneer exclaimed excitedly. "Mr. Levine, please come on stage to accept delivery of your charity auction item."John walked up and took it from the auctioneer, but just as he was about to turn and leave, the auctioneer stopped him. "A moment please, Mr. Levine. I h

Was Patrick… afraid?! Even though he was a seasoned veteran who had seen action countless times?!The car continued to shake even as it sped forward, and both of them seemed to float in their seats for a split second whenever it did. Still, Cordy did not ask further questions and quickly took the phone off Patrick's hands.When her fingers brushed against the back of his hand, Cordy's heart skipped a beat when she felt that it was almost scalding.However, she did not have time to think—she took the phone off his hands and asked urgently, "Who should I call?""Ben Wick," Patrick replied urgently.Cordy quickly found the name Ben Wick on his contact list and pressed the dial button.As soon as she did, their car suddenly steered into a powerslide before screeching to a stop. Patrick's phone slipped from Cordy's fingers and landed on the floor beneath their seat with a clatter. At the same time, the chauffeur was crying out nervously, "Hold on, sir!"There had been a truck d

William nodded subtly, and James tacitly understood.Holding up his phone, he said, "Good. Pull out."It was over. As he put away his phone, he turned and noticed Jessica watching him, and he gave her a nod.Jessica's smile could hardly be hidden.She then looked around, looking for John.After getting off the stage following the announcement of their wedding day, John excused himself to the washroom.Someone came along to offer her a toast, so she did not go along with John.It had been a while, too… Why was he not coming back yet?Jessica felt a foreboding sensation right then and rushed to the washroom to find John. She did not care at all about propriety and dashed into the men's room directly without a pause, searching fervently for any trace of John.But no, he was nowhere to be seen.Flustered, she rushed back to the ballroom, and everyone who saw that look on her face was left perplexed. As the host of such an occasion, her bearing certainly left her looking undig

'Please, give me something!'Beside them, Patrick frowned and opened his eyes with considerable difficulty to see the light.The person carrying it was behind the light, and he therefore could not see who it was.Those shaking hands, however, seemed to give him an answer immediately."John?" he called out feebly.John gulped, but he could not say a word.Patrick in turn tried to move, but he could not muster his strength at all. At the same time, he was being squeezed against the car's wreckage and could not move at all."Cordy!" he called out loudly at the person beside him.Cordy actually felt light, as if she was floating in the clouds, and she wondered if she was already dead.Surely one would only feel this light in the afterlife.But at the next instant, she felt a cumbersome weight and slowly regained consciousness.Her head and the rest of the body hurt a lot, but she opened her eyes, looking blank when she saw the light."Are you alright?" Patrick asked her nervo