A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1

down!Clang!It landed in front of Cordy, cutting off her escape even as she dropped to the floor, her soul seemingly displaced.Kyle turned around just then and saw Cordy falling behind him—but he never stopped.When Cordy looked up again, he had already dashed out of the hall without a care with the other woman in his arms.She was on the verge of death, but she could still clearly hear him tenderly assuring Noel, “It’s alright. I’m here now.”‘I’m here now…’Cordy blinked even as violent heat surrounded her but she felt utterly cold inside.She could only watch as that familiar figure slowly disappeared from sight.…Cordy managed to survive—amid her despair, the firefighters arrived just in time and rescued her.However, she had inhaled too much smoke and suffered blunt trauma on her right leg—she was unconscious when they got her out, and they rushed her to the hospital right after.It was not until the next morning that she woke up.There was a gentle breeze in the air—it was a beautiful early summer day in North City and a ray of sunshine landed on her pale, frail cheeks and her long, thick eyelashes.She was looking coolly out at the blue sky and the clouds above. Her calm visage showed no emotion, and she was so still she could well still be unconscious.She did not realize that someone had suddenly opened the door to her ward, and she turned to find her father, stepmother, and Noel in the room already.“Are you alright, Cordy?” Noel asked tearfully.All Cordy could think about right then was the sight of Kyle saving Noel. She averted her eyes from them.“You’re always so rude! Don’t you see that your sister cares about you?” her father, Simon Sachs, snapped right then. On the other hand, Cordy’s stepmother, Sue Yorkman, could see that Cordy did not want to talk. Sue quickly told him, “Simon, Cordy is just a child. We have more important matters anyway.”Simon did not want to waste his breath with Cordy either, and said right away, “You probably know by now, but Noel’s the one Kyle actually loves, and it’s a lucky coincidence that the wedding was disrupted. So give them your