A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1271

John grinned. “Don’t worry. I’m quite straight.”

He could admit that it felt a little pleasant to have Cordy face those mini paranoid episodes-it only meant that Cordy was concerned that someone would take him away from her.

But if there was anyone in the world who could tempt him, it was Cordy.

“I didn’t think that Sean would be…” Cordy trailed off again, unable to finish her sentence.

She could accept Patrick being that, since they were unrelated and she knew about that for a while.

But her cousin was always so masculine, and yet…

John chuckled. “Well, I am grateful for Sean’s role.”

If it was not for him, Cordy would probably be still trapped with guilt toward Patrick.

“That’s schadenfreude,” she huffed.

“You have to admit that they make a good pair.”

“I…” She refused to admit that.

“Go to sleep already,” John said, not pressing the issue just then. “You must be sleepy since we had to wake early for our flight.”

could take her time to accept the

the best thing others should do would be to offer their

Cordy nodded.

and

cousin’s quite attentive,” John

not bring anything since they came to the capital in a rush, but there were clothes prepared for them here anyway-for him and Cordy-and they

left staring at John’s

your mind, darling?” John could not help

your darling?”

we even got our certificate, ” John teased. “And with our respective

stubbornly denied

but soon said, “Oh, right. We haven’t

at him, he nodded as if in understanding.” Yeah,

‘What do you know?!’

suddenly scooped her up

you doing?! It’s just been two days-it’s

referring to her

John carried her straight to bed and pinned her beneath herself,

“Cordy, do I look that

“Actually, yes.”

“What?”