A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 900

Sean understands that Cordy was emotionally distant towards everyone in the family, and therefore treated everyone with indifference.

That applied to him as well, even though he was always around her.

"Are you recognizing me as family now?" he asked calmly after a while.

"I always did."

"And you're only showing it now?"

"I just didn't want you to get ahead of yourself," Cordy retorted.

Sean smiled—mushy words were unnecessary for them, or it would make things more awkward instead.

"Just focus on getting better for now," he told her. "Health is vital for everything, whether it's to deal with John or family troubles."

"The same goes for you." Cordy nodded, when something occurred to her." Right. If Patrick does wake up, tell him to come over. I need to clear the air with him..."

"I'm here," Patrick suddenly spoke from the doorway.

him, he shrugged. "I didn't expect that I'd actually

fine even if you did. It's nothing hush-hush," novel.xo

Sean said, clearing the room

enough to read the room

it was just Cordy and

"You know what

I'm sentenced to death?" Patrick said, but there was a lightness

let her see his misery, no.velxo because

waste your time on

a waste, and this doesn't feel like a death sentence," Patrick said with a determined

he asked gleefully, "So? John's giving

her eyes-he had to hit her

her, are you still going to save yourself for him? Don't you think it's unnecessary? Forget the years you wasted while he's dead—he had someone else for years, and you'd

cut her, novelxo Cordy

for me. I mean, if he was really dead, you'd never get over him forever. But the reality here is that while he's alive, he's dumping you. And you're still obsessing over him after that? Anyway, you're going to accept me once

so sure I

despicable as Nana Lynd," Patrick said, hitting the nail on the head and leaving

he said, "So, how about we