A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 534

Cordy could not calm down even as she imagined that outcome.

"No, she won't," John said confidently nonetheless. "You're more important to Jessica and she knows that."

Cordy's heart skipped a beat as she stared at John fixedly.

"Look, just trust me on this, but Jessica wants you more than she wants Dicky," John said. "She's never been a parent and wouldn't know how much a child matters—especially since she grew up in a detached family like the Stuarts, where even family connections were weighted in personal gain. Sentiment doesn't exist there, and she'd be convinced that we would just have more children even if we lose Dicky and the pain of losing him would just be temporary. On the other hand, I'd be hurting for the rest of my life if I lost you! That's why she'll use you if he wants revenge, not Dicky."

John spoke quickly with considerable urgency, and there was no telling if he was trying to persuade Cordy or himself.

Cordy bit her lip and forced herself to stay calm and work hard to believe John.

Once she did, she asked John, "What do we do now? Do we wait for her to contact us?"

"Now that she's a wanted person in this country, she's not going to show up or contact us for no reason. She's smart to know that we'll be more emotionally distressed the more she waits, and she'll achieve her intended effect that way. That's why we shouldn't just wait—we must try to locate her hiding place and find her before she contacts us."

"Yeah." Cordy nodded.

After John broke it down for her, he made more calls with Cordy's phone, barking instructions as he did. "I need security footage, starting from 9 AM today…"

"Put a BOLO on this car license plate, last seen in…"

"Yes, I need you to locate this phone number for me…"

Soon, their car stopped at the parking lot beneath Cordy's apartment.

On their way back, John had kept making phone calls, even reporting to the cops that Richard had been abducted, insisting that they be careful about it since she had a hostage.