A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 601

Lucas’s phone started ringing, and he answered it.

After a simple exchange, he got to his feet and headed outside the ward.

Cordy looked up at him, about to ask if he was going to leave -there was no way he’d be that nice and stay with her in the ward for an entire night.

However, she didn’t ask her question since she saw that he really was in a rush.

Whatever-they were ultimately strangers, and he could do anything he liked.

Cordy shifted her posture as she read her phone.

She basically slept after fainting and catching a high fever, and wasn’t sleepy at all now-it could be yet another sleepless night.

Nonetheless, she tapped on her news app. She scrolled through the business section and found nothing of note, and then turned to the entertainment section.

It turned out that Lucas actually made headlines since a lot of people were mesmerized by his good looks, with many fangirls commenting their infatuation on the article.

Cordy wondered how many of them would give up if they knew how terrible the man was in private.

in reading when the door to her ward suddenly opened; she looked up to see Lucas carrying two

since she thought he

you doing here?” she

to say that he wouldn’t be here

so subtly, actually surprised

that hospitals couldn’t force anyone to keep patients company, and her

intention of telling Lucas that,

on the tea-table nearby,

long is he going

took out a set of undergarments, brandishing it

to buy those?”

as well,” he said

was wearing, since she hadn’t changed out

didn’t refuse to save face, though, since

with

“I want it.”

expect me to hand it to you?” Lucas snapped, his tone

and told herself not to get petty with