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

came to relationships, the best thing others should do would be to

Cordy nodded.

up and then changed

quite attentive,” John

but there were

left staring at John’s clothes, suddenly

your mind, darling?” John could not

your darling?”

and we even got our certificate, ” John teased. “And with our respective family’s approvals, is

Cordy stubbornly denied

“Oh,

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

‘What do you know?!’

suddenly scooped her up in his

are you doing?! It’s just

to

carried her straight to bed and pinned her beneath herself, which scared her. “Are you really going to make me

“Cordy, do I look that desperate to

“Actually, yes.”

“What?”