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.

what happened last

subtly at that, if a

never did it," he countered. "The law punishes

do you want?!" Patrick blurted, glaring at

have to drink too much last

think of it, Sean seemed to tell

No.

alcohol, he would not have drank so much,

think?" Sean asked in

Patrick snapped a little too loudly, somehow finding

can't

want?!" Patrick cried, flustered-why did Sean have to look a

name only," Sean said

was a sham?!’ There was

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, and I married her so that his child would have a family-at least

stared blankly as Sean

why was Sean telling

I know in the years of our marriage that living together would only remind us of the

all that? What does that have to do with me?" Patrick

worry about when

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

am," Sean admitted

Patrick was stunned.