A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 116

“It’s alright, I’ll stay here with you,” John replied, as if it was only natural. “Sleep.”

As Cordy stared at him, he said, “You often came by to visit and take care of me when I was staying in the hospital before.”

“You were hurt because of me,” Cordy pointed out.

“I always repay a favor a hundredfold. You don’t have to be so formal with me, Ms. Sachs,” John said with a determined tone.

Cordy pursed her lips–she had this nagging feeling that she would hurt the little child in John if she turned him down.

As such, she simply turned around, keeping her back to him and closed her eyes to sleep.

And with that, John sat by her hospital bed, staring at her delicately small figure.

She really was small… So, so small.

And yet, she was so tough it hurt.

John’s Adam’s apple bobbed just then.

If he stopped her all those years ago, when she was fleeing without a care….

she have been

not expect that

reasonable excuse to make John leave, but did not think that as she closed her

rarely slept near strangers because she felt

slightly and found John

couch, so it looked like he was mostly cramping his huge frame

was staying at the hospital–their roles from that time were now

picked up her blanket and tried to lay it over him as gently

John opened his eyes, leaving her in shock and

“Sorry, I… Oh!”

yelped as suddenly caught her wrist,

into his arms, while

react, John flipped

other’s

Cordy watched as John suddenly leaned in and inched closer

Cordy’s heart was racing.

instincts were rejecting what was coming, and she

hesitated for a moment when she met his

watching as John

And closer.

and clenched her knuckles, as if to make