A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 479

However, Cordy simply regarded John with overwhelming apathy. "I'm an adult—I have needs too. Also, I’d like to get over my trauma."

John kept his icy smile, while she continued to look at him solemnly.

“We should’ve never been together—even our first meeting was a mistake. I've already told you before that the best thing we can do for each other is for you to return to Jessica’s side, while I do whatever I like."

She spoke as if she bore no sentiment, only the resolve in parting.

Even so, John asked her, "Don't you feel a thing after so long?"

After holding out until now, had she no intention to change?

"No," Cordy replied with absolute certainty. "All I feel is fear, because I won't even know when I'll upset Jessica, or when she’ll try to kill me again. Death, incrimination, and now threatening me with Dicky? I had enough."

"It will soon be over," John said with certainty.

"No, it won't," Cordy said icily. "Even if things did calm down, it'll just be the calm before the storm. I don't know if I can survive the horrors that will ensue before the end. I'm only human—I'm flesh and blood, and I can't endure my lifespan being shaved off repeatedly."

"Cordy—"

"If I was ever willing to be with you, I wouldn't have tried to leave you repeatedly. I thought things through before I made my decision, and there's another thing I should be honest with you about…"

Cordy paused, while John continued to stare into her gaze of apathy.

"When your grandfather took me to Levine Manor after Levine Ventures' anniversary celebration, he spoke at length to me. He told me that Dicky’s my child, and that you're the one who slept with me all those years ago—before he forced me to leave you."

"My grandfather—"

"Let me finish," Cordy said, cutting him short.

John pursed his lips in silence.

"Yes, I'm not a person who takes things lying down, nor would I agree to compromise easily. However, he made an offer that I agreed with."

"What is it?"