A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 752

"It's nothing, really. Go back to sleep,' Lucas said, slightly annoyed.

But if one were to listen closely, he sounded rather breathless.

Cordy did not want to care about him, but Lucas was injured after all. If anything was wrong with him physically... What was more, he was stubborn and would refuse to admit it.

Lucas did not notice what Cordy was doing, so when Cordy appeared by his bedside, he was so shocked he almost leaped from his bed. "Cordy, are you pretending to be a ghost?! Why are you so silent when you walk?"

"Be quiet." Cordy was rendered speechless by how uptight Lucas was being.

Richard was sleeping; of course she had to be silent.

"What are you doing here at my bedside? Go back to sleep on your own bed, " Lucas instructed.

Cordy ignored him.

She stared at his flushed face and could hear his rapid, shallow breathing. There was clearly something wrong with him.

"Do you feel hot?" Cordy asked.

Were his flushed cheeks and ears a result of a temperature?

much Lucas detested her, how could he

convinced that she was right.

doing?!" Lucas exclaimed defensively as he shunned her touch. "I'm not feeling hot. You're the one feeling

he just

was clearly

in Cordy's chest as she said in a low voice, ’Behave like a patient that you're supposed to be! Why are you acting tough? Is your wound

feel hot!" Lucas

a fever!" Cordy nearly stomped her foot in

was Lucas being

fever either." Lucas remained

breath as she told herself not to count it against a patient, especially one who fell sick because

bell. "We need some help here. The patient seems

right away," the nurse

told you I don't have a fever!" Lucas yelled

Cordy simply ignored him.

while, a doctor and a

are you feeling unwell?"

unwell," Lucas said

has a fever-his entire body feels warm and even his face is flushed,’

doctor nodded in acknowledgement, while the nurse immediately

at the little window