A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 752

“It’s nothing, really. Go back to sleep,’ Lucas said, slightly annoyed.

But if one were to listen closely, he sounded rather breathless.

Cordy did not want to care about him, but Lucas was injured after all. If anything was wrong with him physically… What was more, he was stubborn and would refuse to admit it.

Lucas did not notice what Cordy was doing, so when Cordy appeared by his bedside, he was so shocked he almost leaped from his bed. “Cordy, are you pretending to be a ghost?! Why are you so silent when you walk?”

“Be quiet.” Cordy was rendered speechless by how uptight Lucas was being.

Richard was sleeping; of course she had to be silent.

“What are you doing here at my bedside? Go back to sleep on your own bed, ” Lucas instructed.

Cordy ignored him.

She stared at his flushed face and could hear his rapid, shallow breathing. There was clearly something wrong with him.

“Do you feel hot?” Cordy asked.

Were his flushed cheeks and ears a result of a temperature?

much Lucas detested her,

the more she was convinced that she was

you doing?!” Lucas exclaimed defensively as he shunned her touch.

he just

clearly getting

as she said in a low voice, ’Behave like a patient that you’re supposed to be! Why are you acting tough? Is your wound infected, which might have

feel hot!” Lucas said

a fever!” Cordy nearly stomped her foot

Lucas

fever either.” Lucas

she told herself not to count it against a patient, especially one who fell

need some help here.

right away,”

I don’t have a fever!”

Cordy simply ignored him.

doctor and a

you

feel unwell,” Lucas

body feels warm and

while the nurse immediately pulled

the little window on the thermometer.