A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1176

'You were drunk last night.1

Sean stretched his back, putting a pillow against the headboard to cushion himself as he sat up, sighing emotionally. "Urgh, I'm really sore all over."

’Shut up!" Patrick bellowed at him.

Sean was left confused as to how he upset Patrick.

It took him great effort just to bathe the man last night, so that he could sleep comfortably... only to throw a fit at him first thing in the morning?!

Did he even remember how terrible he was, flailing around like a child while Sean bathed him?!

Not only did Sean have to coax him just like with a child, he even scratched Sean as he resisted.

"You're still drunk, aren't you?" Sean asked, studying him just then.

'Yes, yes, yes, I'm still drunk!" Patrick admitted to it right away. "That's why I had no idea what I did last night at all! So I refuse to take responsibility!"

Sean was left staring at Patrick again.

'Refuse to take responsibility?'

Still, Sean understood in an instant.

presuming what

ever so subtly at that, if a

mean you never did it," he countered. "The law punishes you even if you

want?!" Patrick blurted, glaring at Sean as regret seized his

too much last night and give in to

think of it, Sean seemed to tell him to keep it

No.

that alcohol, he would not have drank so much, let alone getting a

think?"

you're married. You have a wife!" Patrick snapped a little too loudly, somehow finding the spine to argue. "Let's pretend nothing happened last night. I

can't pretend nothing

for your own good! What more do you want?!" Patrick cried, flustered-why did Sean have to look a gift horse in the

only," Sean said

It was a sham?!’ There was disgust in Patrick's

conservative Patrick was. "Look, my wife's actual love interest used to be a good friend of mine who sadly passed away in an accident. She was already pregnant by then,

stared blankly as Sean

Sean telling him

only remind us of the pain of losing my friend.

does that have to do

have nothing to worry about when you take

a moment before snapping, "Sean Cranston, are you saying

Sean

Patrick was stunned.