A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 126

Even as Cordy looked utterly guilty, John was studying her seriously as he asked, “I’m curious. What made you think that I was dating Zoe, Ms. Sachs?”

Still, his brow was relaxed, showing his good mood.

Cordy bit her lip, but she knew that John was going to be ruthless if she told him that Kyle Jessop misled her.

“Supposing that I were dating Zoe, it’s even more curious that you’d find it logical that I would have you two appear in the same place,” John continued, putting weight behind every word. “How irresponsible do you think I am toward a relationship that I could do something like that?!”

Cordy could not say anything against that.

She definitely should have suspected something, especially with her calmness and wit. But for some reason, she presumed that John and Zoe were really dating without questioning it.

Now that she understood that, she realized that she was definitely being foolish–could she have been infected by Kyle’s stupidity?

Or perhaps.

Even as that thought crossed her mind, Cordy’s heart skipped a beat.

But she refused to admit that her judgment was affected because she cared a little too much!

since he was not getting an answer, John was still watching her and pressing on. “So that’s why you were being distant for so long, Ms. Sachs? That’s why you’ve been rejecting me so constantly,

help looking up

present until now, and she thought

realize that he merely kept

she was definitely left awkward by his

she was going to apologize, John suddenly

he said, “As long as we got that

a

not need her apology–he

be so tolerant or

as if he did not

be this crazy about her

if that was not the case, why did he fall for

found out something I could be pleased about today,” he suddenly added, grinning.

he pleased

up the misunderstanding? Because he did not have to find out why

she had to admit that he was always careful about

mean, you and Kyle never