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.

you feel, Grandfather?” Sean

little weak,” Jesse replied.

I call the rest of the

recover,” Sean said quickly-he would rather they

Sean 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

to manage the family business with you gone?”

hear them talking around him while he was in a coma and was therefore aware of everything that had happened-including the Lynds’ attempt on his life and

fine

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

and did not

you, Grandfather,” Cordy said then, pulling away from

nose were red, and John almost could not help hiding her in his

then, more

been particularly attached to him-before his coma, at least, since she