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….

have been

that she would really fall

as she closed her eyes and kept laying there in her bed, she

slept near strangers because she felt too

John also asleep on the couch.

like he was mostly cramping

at the hospital–their roles from

feet, she picked up her blanket and tried to

John opened his eyes, leaving her in shock

“Sorry, I… Oh!”

suddenly caught her wrist, and firmly pulled.

his arms, while she felt

flipped around and pinned her beneath himself.

hence stared into each other’s eyes in that

watched as John suddenly leaned in

was racing.

instincts were rejecting what was coming, and

hesitated for a moment when she met his bright gaze.

bit her lip, watching as John

And closer.

last instant, she suddenly closed her eyes and clenched her knuckles, as if to make her accept a

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