A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 801

John then began to recount how he started dating Nana. "I happened to run into Nana at the time. She was just about to get a heart transplant surgery with not much chance of success, around sixty to seventy.’

Cordy's fingers clenched on her wine glass-she hated it, but she also wanted to know his past.

"One of the care workers had wheeled me out on a stroll in the garden of the hospital. I looked like a mummy, with my whole face bandaged. She must’ve found my appearance amusing, so she approached me and asked what condition I had."

"She spoke in Zidonian, and it gave me a sense of familiarity in contrast to my parents. Moreover, it's been a while since I just woke up from the accident. I basically never spoke to anyone... And yet, I talked to her a lot that day, and we learned about our respective situations." 1

"That was when she said she’d date me if she survives the surgery. I said yes.'

John glanced at Cordy as he said that, and saw her calmly sipping her red wine, looking almost unaffected.

the past, and she

"Actually, I never felt any sort of attraction towards her at the time. We were just mostly licking each other's wounds under desperate circumstances. I stayed with her until she was wheeled into surgery, and the surgery was a success—the doctors said she could even

we started dating. She stayed at the hospital with me for another six months,

face and revealed my hideousness, even I hated myself-but she didn't. I admit, she touched my

I met you, I always thought I loved Nana. The reason we decided to date each other in the first place was whimsical, sure, but I never felt repulsed towards her after years of being with her. In fact, I wanted to care for her. But after I met you... I realized that attraction isn’t soft and warm, nor was it a responsibility. You literally go crazy

kept sipping on her wind, though her heart rate was

to have me. Some even went as far as going naked. I never felt a thing towards them, and I was actually disgusted by them. That's

looked up at him, and he promptly corrected himself. "Err, I mean, you're

away and kept

shallow, and I’m used to beautiful people since I was constantly in contact with them. Even so, your appearance left me entranced. I was afraid to see you again, because things might escalate to a point beyond no return. That's why I was so hostile around you, so that you’d be keen to

you've latched onto me. You always showed up exactly when I didn't want to see you. And the more I see you, the more

a moment, as if he was crumbling inside. "I think I’d