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?

Lucas detested her,

was convinced that she was right. She

her touch. “I’m not feeling hot.

he just

fever was clearly getting to

rising in Cordy’s chest 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

hot!” Lucas

hot as in having a fever!”

was Lucas being

don’t have a fever

told herself not to count it against a patient, especially one who fell sick because of

the call bell. “We need some help here. The patient

be there right away,” the nurse

have a fever!”

Cordy simply ignored him.

a doctor and a nurse

what way are you feeling unwell?”

feel unwell,” Lucas said

He probably has a fever-his entire body feels

acknowledgement, while the nurse immediately pulled out a thermometer and

as she looked at the little window on the thermometer.