A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1268

And the future was right in front of them.

Everyone stayed at Jesse's ward for a while, and Cordy's eyes were still red as they left.

She must admit that she felt relieved like never before, as if she really bade farewell to the past and made peace with it after telling her grandfather that John was there with them, alive.

And she would always allow John to be in his life, always.

Returning to Cranston Hall, John was leading Cordy to her room to get some rest when she said bluntly, "I'll rest later. You can go to our room for now-l want to talk to Patrick."

John naturally knew what they would discuss, and Patrick agreed to it cheerfully.

The last time they met was at their botched wedding- others aside, the two of them were still business partners, and they should not stay away from each other forever.

"Okay," John said simply.

"I'll take you to your room," Sean offered, letting Cordy and Patrick be alone.

to the tearoom outside Cranston

that their mutual smiles meant they had gotten over their past and were relieved-even offering each other their

you get together with my cousin?" Cordy

not expected Cordy

of tea. "I'm afraid you can't

I mean, I can

trailed off-to be honest, she had trouble

matter how she thought about it,

to his ex-wife and

progeny... but in that case, what was the

of the sham marriages that rumors often mentioned, although it

once they were discovered,

a little jumbled, Patrick waved a hand before her eyes. "What's on

rolled her eyes-he only ever seemed to think about that stuff.

didn't know that it was a fake

child?" Cordy found that unacceptable-he always thought Sean was upstanding and incapable