A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 161

Cordy shook her head. “I’m fine.”

She was just scalded a little by the boiling water, and it only hurt for a split second-she could bear with it.

However, she felt genuine danger as John got even closer.

He was already tall, while she was dainty even though he put her on the bar-she did not even reach his height even though she was sitting so high up!

He did not seem to hear her either, and he was studying her fair, delicate fingers for injury. After ensuring there were no red burns on her hand, he eventually said, “Ms. Sachs, you’re always bumbling around, aren’t you?”

He was being critical, but somehow, he sounded ever so tender.

“I’m not!” Cordy retorted, though she suddenly lost confidence after that.

She just realized that she messed up as many times as she cooked for John at her place.

Meeting John’s meaningful gaze just then, she admitted, “It’s just around you.”

She never messed up around others, after all.

lips curling upward-clearly satisfied by the answer. “I’m honored that you feel natural around

did he

“The pasta will

the bar, but John stopped her. “Don’t

will taste horrible if it gets mushy,”

it,” John said. “You

was being treated like a child again, just like Richard, though Richard could probably swear his daddy

as John slowly took the pasta out of the pot and served them on two large plates, placing them

they were done, he picked up Cordy from the

was a simple combination of pasta, broccoli, eggs, and some ham, but somehow there was a taste of bliss

did not leave immediately-he loafed on the living room couch, perfectly comfortable as he picked up

since she was planning to come up with some designs

Group by day,

designs

refusing to

uncomfortable on my account,” John said, as if he had another eye to see through her mind

it… Whose

Cordy’s heart soon skipped a

he knew she would be

or less touched, she turned