Chapter 1102
A Life Debt Repaid
Nonetheless, Patrick refused. âYouâll wear yourself out.â
âNot really.â
âEither way, you donât have to. Just keep me company, and I wonât be bored, â Patrick smiled.
Cordy did not press the issue. âAlright. We can chat.â
âYeah⦠About what?â1 Patrick asked.
âAnything you like,â Cordy smiled faintly.
Patrick felt like his heart could melt from her tenderness and suddenly felt the bullet he took was exceedingly worthwhile!
â By the way, did you get John out? Is he alright?â Patrick asked.
Cordy was silent for a while.
âHold on, you didnât?â Patrick exclaimed in surprise.
Reasonably speaking, Cordy and John would have left Lynd Manor before anyone else-Patrick was in turn delayed because he doubled back to help Sean.
âSorry, but I lied to you.â Cordy apologized sincerely then.
âYou mean, you didnât get John out when I called you?â
âI didnât want you to get hurt.â
Patrick appeared a little upset at that, so Cordy quickly assured him, â But Iâm alright, arenât I? I was just positive Iâd give up for my own safetyâs sake if I couldnât get John out, and I didnât want further trouble like having you come to me.â
âDonât do that ever again!â Patrick snapped sternly. âI wonât hold this one against you just because youâre safe.â
âYeah. I wonât do it ever again,â Cordy promised.
Naturally, Patrick would not really get upset with Cordy-not when he could not get enough of her.
âHowâs John?â he asked, not really concerned about the manâs fate.
He just needed definitive answers, since they went into a burning building to save that man.
âI donât know,â Cordy admitted.
âWhat?â Patrick raised a brow.
âI managed to get him out, but he took off his fireproof overalls and gave it to Nana Lynd. Saving her delayed him from getting out too, so I left with my bodyguard first. You were already in surgery when we saw him being rushed into the hospital with Nana, but I didnât ask after them, so I donât know how theyâre actually doing.â
Patrick pursed his lips, not sure what he could say just then.
âHeâs no more than a passing acquaintance to me now,â Cordy said with calm composure. âNow, neither of us owe each other anything, and thereâs nothing that binds us together either. Iâm over himâwhether he survives this.â
âYeah.â Patrick nodded, genuinely convinced that Cordy was really over John.
He was convinced that he could offer Cordy a brighter future too.
âEither way, the Lyndsâ glory days are over after this,â Cordy said, coming up with another topic of conversation so that Patrick was not so bored in bed. âThe document Sean retrieved is decisive evidence against the Lynds -the legal procedures will be a pain, but the outcome is assured.â
âThey were really up to some shady business, huh?â
âYes-abusing positions in political office, involvement in organized crime, extortion, and conspiracy to murder,â Cordy listed. âItâs too much dirty laundry, and theyâre done either way.â
âJohn is really amazing.â Patrick suddenly sighed emotionally.
As Cordy frowned, he quietly continued, âJust think about it-it hasnât been that long since he married Nana, but heâs already found out their dirty secrets. I have to say it, but the man is extraordinary⦠I have to admit Iâm impressed, since he took down my family in the same manner years ago!â