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 pain in

when it came to John that she could never get over

night was dark and quiet, but Cordy was once again losing sleep, unable to doze off no matter

out too much hope-her condition eased that night at the hospital because she

it was gone, she could not sleep normally

been tormenting her, denying

her psychiatrist, told her that if this went on, her health would be seriously affected-that she

she was completely unable to fall asleep aside from sleeping

to head inside Lucas' room to try again, to

insults the sharp-tongued man had in store

out the sleeping pills

usually would not take them since Jim advised her not to get reliant on them. However, after Lucas just mentioned John and used certain

was filled with such strong emotions it could take them

than she usually did, but it still took two more hours before she finally fell

It was 3 AM.

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