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….

have been more

not expect that she would really fall

came up with a reasonable excuse to make John leave, but did not think that as she closed her eyes and

strangers because she

John also asleep on

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

time when he was staying at

her feet, she picked up her blanket and tried to lay it over him

was close to her, John opened his eyes, leaving her in shock

“Sorry, I… Oh!”

yelped as suddenly caught her wrist, and firmly

into his arms, while she felt like the world

flipped around and pinned her beneath

stared into each other’s eyes in that

leaned in

Cordy’s heart was racing.

rejecting what was coming, and

so, she hesitated for a moment when she met his

lip, watching

And closer.

her eyes and clenched her knuckles, as if to make her accept