A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 541

Cordy quietly ate her bowl of oatmeal without feeling its taste.

At the same time, Bob helped John bandage that gruesome swelling on the back of his hand. It hurt Bob to look at it, but he had no words of comfort.

He also remembered Richard, and the thought of something terrible happening to a little boy like Richard…

No, he could not bear to let himself think that.

And it would naturally be worse for his biological parents.

Bob simply assured himself that the boy was born lucky and would be free from trouble.

After bandaging John, Bob offered, "Want to step out for a smoke?"

John shook his head, but Bob tried to reason with him. "Keeping yourself tense like this won't work. Just relax—one cigarette won't cost you that much time."

Bob certainly could not bear John hurting himself like this.

If there was a clue in the video, someone as outstanding as John would have found it already. It would not take him that long.

Right now, Bob was just trying to get John preoccupied or his thoughts would go astray.

"Sam, smoke break," Bob called out to Sam before John could give his approval.

Sam hurried over while Cordy watched them in silence.

As a matter of fact, they needed to unwind after sitting in front of their laptops for so long.

She just did not dare to let herself relax, not even for a second.