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….

she have been more

expect that she

came up with a reasonable excuse to make John leave, but did not think that as she closed her eyes and kept laying there in her bed, she actually fell

slept near strangers because she felt too insecure

John

couch, so it looked like he was

staying at the

to her feet, she picked up her blanket and tried to lay

close to her, John opened

“Sorry, I… Oh!”

as suddenly caught her wrist, and firmly pulled.

his arms, while she

could react, John flipped around

stared into each other’s eyes in

Cordy watched as John suddenly leaned in and

heart was

rejecting what was coming, and she shifted her body in refusal.

she hesitated for a moment when

lip, watching as John leaned

And closer.

the very last instant, she suddenly closed her eyes and clenched her knuckles, as if to

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