A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 409

Cordy headed outside to the back garden for a breather.

She was in a bad mood, and was reluctant to stay in the ballroom.

Worst of all, her ankle hurts.

She didn’t feel that much pain when she sprained it on the red carpet before, but standing for so long and walking on stage, and then getting off pushed her past her limit of tolerance.

She sat on the bench in the back garden, taking off her high heels and hunching over to rub her ankles…when a towering shadow suddenly appeared before her.

She blinked, but ultimately looked up to see John, looking down from above.

She couldn’t quite see his face against the lights to his rear, but his dark eyes were plainly visible.

Cordy turned away, and kept rubbing her ankles.

As she did so, a pair of clean, long hands gently raised her foot.

"Let me go," she said with a flat tone, clearly hostile.

John simply ignored her and started rubbing her ankles.

Cordy frowned as she withstood the pain, but couldn’t stop herself from snapping, "John Levine!"

It already hurt so much—was he so intent on payback?

She didn’t even upset him tonight, aside from going against his wish and attending this charity ball.

In her defense, she had no reason to obey him or allow him to force her to stay in her own house.

She wasn’t a pet canary, and that thought only left her anger flaring.

"Bear with it," John suddenly warned her, having found the right spot.

Before she could respond, John firmly twisted her ankle.