A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 470

In the middle of the quiet meal, John’s phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller,

and his expression twisted slightly.

“It’s Grandpa.”

Gordy’s eyes twitched slightly, but she continued looking down and eating her

breakfast. John would take it outside and away from her hearing range if it were a

private call.

After all, that’s what happened every time Jessica called.

“What is it?”

After a moment, a hint of panic flashed across John’s face.

Cordy wondered what had happened that could cause John’s mood to change so

drastically. She could see his hand holding the phone had also started to shake.

His eyes also seemed to have reddened.

“Okay. I got it.”

John put his phone down and sat silently for a long time, his eyes staring at nothing in

particular.

happened?’ Cordy finally

had overwhelmed John to

he… there’s been an accident,’ John said, clearly trying his

in

Cordy felt her heart get stuck

on John’s face, it was not

“Last night, his car rolled off the mountainside at eleven. It was a

than the one your accident was at.

in critical condition at the hospital right now. They’re

make it.”

he was clearly struggling

and she didn’t know what to say, much

him.

to go back,” John said

nodded. ’I’ll go

here for now. It’s safer

moved to argue but ultimately decided to accept his words.

at this

back as soon as

alone here, so I have

She also didn’t want Jay to miss out on seeing Jay because of her.

felt her stomach lurch at the thought and didn’t want to

that.

a fighting chance as long as the hospital tried to save

had advanced a lot in modern days, so it was

likely that

John didn’t say anything more. He didn’t bother eating another