A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

*John…”

“I’m sorry I was late,” John said.

Cordy frowned, wondering if she was imagining it.

Somehow, this John was different from the usual John, who was more aloof.

Now, he seemed to feel emotions like humans do

Still, she wiggled against his hold, not sure what he was talking about.

“Did you get the wrong door? Let me go…”

Seemingly not feeling her resistance, John whispered into Cordy’s ear, “Now, I’ll always be here for you.

It sounded just like a promise.

“Look, just… ah!”

Cordy suddenly yelped as John abruptly scooped her up in his arms

Does he have some sort of fetish for carrying people?!

“You’d hurt your leg,” John said quietly into her ear just then.

Cordy was left speechless.

She actually thought that he was really drunk, but she somehow noticed her foot injury…

So, he was actually not drunk?!

Once that clicked, Cordy did not wait another moment and she started to struggle violently!

While John was not drunk, his body still felt a little floaty. Carrying her was no issue, but it was strenuous carrying her while she flailed around.

“Stop,” he said with restraint, but threateningly nonetheless.

“Let me down. I can walk on my own,” Cordy protested nonetheless.

assure before that he was

Liar!

could not care less about what he said and she continued

took John considerable difficulty to carry Cordy into her room, but just as he glimpsed her bed, she shoved him so firmly that he

Cordy yelled again, left feeling dizzy

man before her was like concrete-she could not make him budge or get away

growled threateningly then, “Please don’t

trying to catch his breath, and there was an indescribable stress in

Cordy finally settled down

the end, adults could always get

huh?” John said, watching her as she stayed quiet in his

imperceptible blush on her fair cheeks, and he

about that.

he could not even come up with an excuse to tease her

go.”

have a breather,” John said

bit her lip and

few deep breaths

to be rife with hormones by then, and the temperature looked like

flipped around, and reached for the remote for her air conditioning from her bedside

burst of cold air from the air conditioner, he felt his stomach churning after drinking so

asked

pointed to the right and John promptly rushed toward it, and she soon heard unrestrained puking Cordy was left stumped. Did she make

turned quiet, but John

news just days ago that someone drank themselves to

yet, she had just reached the doorway when she heard the toilet flushing, while John turned

was just taking a

their eyes met, Cordy blinked

looked down, measuring himself

really

while and explained, “I needed

before adding sternly, “See

to speak further, but eventually decided to stay silent and leave, closing

not

fists for a long while before she eased

take up to

the next morning with dark

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