A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1274

It had been a silly argument and refusal to give in that drove Jesse and his daughter Evelyn apart, and it was the greatest regret he had in life.

“I’m fine now, Cordy,” he said quietly, still enfeebled having just regained consciousness.

Cordy nodded quietly in his arms, tears covering her cheeks as she sobbed.

“Cordy.” John walked up to take her out of Jesse’s arms.

Naturally, he was not jealous-he just knew that Cordy was embarrassed that she was crying like a baby.

Cordy naturally seized the moment to lean on John’s chest, hiding her face there to conceal her tears.

Still, Jesse was a little worried, so John gave him an assuring look and mouthed, “She’s just too happy.”

Jesse nodded in turn.

Perhaps because he had just regained consciousness, he appeared more kindly and actually lacked his usual edge and imposing presence.

do you feel,

weak,” Jesse replied. “Otherwise,

I call the rest

now. Let me have a few days to recover,” Sean said quickly-he would rather they not

nodded. “The doctors said you still need to stay for a while. You’ve woken up from a long coma, so most of your body still can’t keep up. You should spend time here to rest and

“Yeah,” Jesse replied.

keep you company,” Sean

the family business with you gone?”

in a coma and was therefore aware of everything that had happened-including the Lynds’ attempt on his life and subsequent rest, as well as Cordy telling him that she

are fine in

it’s not your first day leading the family-you know that it’s never fine unless someone keeps things together,” Jesse said, his

Sean replied respectfully and did not press the

you, Grandfather,” Cordy said then,

and nose were red, and John almost could not

then,

had not been particularly attached to him-before his coma, at