A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 623

Cordy's chest hurt.

She and John were never married, and he died when they confirmed their feelings for each other.

Lucas was in turn frowning-he did not expect that a casual comment would invoke so much emotion in her.

Nonetheless, it was clear that the so-called 'late friend' was very important to her, and they might have been in love.

His heart somehow started to hurt too, even though he could not quite describe why.

Naturally, he was not actually jealous—it was just his pride gnawing at him.

After all, no woman could ever be indifferent toward him over the years, but Cordy genuinely seemed to be an exception to that rule.

Naturally, he found that a little hard to accept.

"I'm going to bed," Lucas said, headed into the room.

and headed inside her own room as well, even as the

when it came to John that she could

losing sleep, unable to doze off no matter how much she tossed

condition eased that night at the hospital because she

she could not sleep normally

years of insomnia had really been tormenting her, denying her a good

that if this went on,

consulting Jim for three years, she was completely unable

then-she felt the rush to head inside Lucas' room to try again, to see if she could

never do that-there was no telling what the consequences would be if she opened his door now or what insults the sharp-tongued man had in store for her. Moreover, there was no chance of having him to hold her

turned around and took out

take them since Jim advised her not to get reliant on them. However, after Lucas

with such strong emotions

two more pills than she usually did, but it still took two

It was 3 AM.

he would not sleep well in someone else's home, and he was a clean freak too. However, perhaps because it had been a long day and he was too tired, he fell asleep soon after he finished her bath and got in