A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1283

Cordy lay in bed, waiting for John.

He eventually emerged from the bathroom, absent-mindedly drying his hair as he changed into fresh pajamas.

He appeared surprised to find Cordy in bed. “Going to sleep too?”

“Can’t I?”

“No,’’ he quickly said. “I mean, you’d have trouble sleeping at the hospital while taking care of your grandfather.”

Cordy pursed her lips-that certainly was not the case.

In private hospitals, one could enjoy the hospitality usually expected from five-star hotels. With people at your beck and call, it certainly did not dull in comparison to one.

Still, John did not seem to notice Cordy’s feelings as he pulled up the blanket and got into bed.

did

he was alone in the same room with Cordy, and he handily pulled her into

he started to

Cordy’s heart racing.

as if there was some unknown force at work stopping them from consummating even

nervously for a long while, but John was

he could not

could not feel his body

sound asleep, his breathing rhythmic and his visage

actually fell asleep and very soundly at

that seemed to stay stuck on her chest and was left tossing and turning, unsure if she

not help twitching a little just then, as

crushing Cordy under his weight, making her uncomfortable, so he moved

under his eye, an obvious sign that he had been working

little pained and she took a deep breath