A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 161

Chapter 161

Cordy shook her head. “I’m fine.”

She was just scalded a little by the boiling water, and it only hurt for a split second-she could bear with it.

However, she felt genuine danger as John got even closer.

He was already tall, while she was dainty even though he put her on the bar-she did not even reach his height even though she was sitting so high up!

He did not seem to hear her either, and he was studying her fair, delicate fingers for injury. After ensuring there were no red burns on her hand, he eventually said, “Ms. Sachs, you’re always bumbling around, aren’t you?”

He was being critical, but somehow, he sounded ever so tender.

“I’m not!” Cordy retorted, though she suddenly lost confidence after that.

She just realized that she messed up as many times as she cooked for John at her place.

Meeting John’s meaningful gaze just then, she admitted, “It’s just around you.”

She never messed up around others, after all.

his lips curling upward-clearly satisfied by the answer.

did he always jump to

pointing out, “The pasta will get

off the bar, but John stopped

taste horrible if it gets mushy,” she argued.

do it,” John said. “You

being treated like a child again, just like Richard, though Richard could probably swear his daddy had never pampered him so

took the pasta out of the pot

he picked up Cordy from the bar and they started to

ham, but somehow there

perfectly comfortable as he picked up the remote and clicked through different

was planning to come up with some designs tonight.

at Starstream Group by day, and she did not have time to

any designs aside

refusing to leave

to get uncomfortable on my account,” John said, as

put it…

Cordy’s heart soon skipped a beat.

eat at her house because he knew she would be busy and he was helping

she turned and headed inside her

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