A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 116

Chapter 116

“It’s alright, I’ll stay here with you,” John replied, as if it was only natural. “Sleep.”

As Cordy stared at him, he said, “You often came by to visit and take care of me when I was staying in the hospital before.”

“You were hurt because of me,” Cordy pointed out.

“I always repay a favor a hundredfold. You don’t have to be so formal with me, Ms. Sachs,” John said with a determined tone.

Cordy pursed her lips–she had this nagging feeling that she would hurt the little child in John if she turned him down.

As such, she simply turned around, keeping her back to him and closed her eyes to sleep.

And with that, John sat by her hospital bed, staring at her delicately small figure.

She really was small… So, so small.

And yet, she was so tough it hurt.

John’s Adam’s apple bobbed just then.

If he stopped her all those years ago, when she was fleeing without a care….

been

that she would really

leave, but did not think that as she closed her eyes and kept

rarely slept near strangers because she felt too insecure to

John also asleep on

so it looked like he was

when he was staying at the hospital–their roles from that time

tried to lay it over him as gently

he was close to her, John opened his eyes, leaving her in shock and

“Sorry, I… Oh!”

as suddenly caught her wrist, and firmly

arms, while she felt like the

around and pinned her beneath

into each other’s eyes in that

leaned in and inched closer

heart was racing.

rejecting what was coming, and she shifted

she hesitated for a moment when she met his bright gaze.

bit her lip, watching as John leaned closer…

And closer.

and clenched her knuckles, as if to make her accept a

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