A Life Debt Repaid

A Life Debt Repaid By Cheng Xiaocheng Chapter 48

Chapter 48

John’s deep, melodious voice was apologetic.

“I was too late.”

Cordy shook her head. “You were right on time.”

And everything was just fine.

John’s heart skipped a beat, his gaze tender as he watched Cordy’s tears roll over her cheeks.

He stroked her cheek then and gently wiped her tears.

She flinched slightly and opened her eyes.

Their eyes met, and an attraction seemed to be nourished right then.

She was still looking him straight in the eye even as he leaned closer.

A small spark between adults could certainly burst into flames…

However, as John leveled his lips against Cordy’s soft, moist lips, she turned just as he was about to kiss her, so that he kissed her cheek instead.

and he stared at Cordy

“I’m sorry,” Cordy said.

A refusal.

was bobbing, but he slowly straightened and said, “No. I was getting

heart raced once

not progressed that far, and John was

guilty for some reason-as if she had let

up, ready to leave, when Cordy suddenly

John quietly turned to look at her as she continued, “I was drugged-that time when I was eighteen-and I had sex with a man I didn’t know.

since then, I would feel both mental and physical discomfort from any man’s touch, as if it’s an instinctive

sat up on her bed, and

only managed to pull the door since she was in too

heard her vomiting

was a gut-wrenching sound, and it only kept

even as he stared in the

no telling how long had passed when

to find her on her knees beside the toilet-she had vomited a lot, even her own bile, but her stomach

puking left her body limp, and she was unable to muster her

asked, and there was

Cordy nodded tamely.

her up in his arms and

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