A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1075

"Why did you come back here?" Nana exclaimed in surprise, though she understood at the next instant. "You can't get out, can you?"

John did not answer, though he might well be admitting it with his silence.

"Why did you think I helped you, Lucas?" she demanded tearfully. "Would what you take really destroy my family?"

She was also keeping her voice as soft as possible, in fear that anyone outside would hear her.

Even if she really wanted to murder him right then, she was still too soft to do it.

"How far are you going to go, Lucas? Is Cordy really worth the trouble?" Nana asked, bewildered. "Is there anything about me that does not compare to her? Can't you just spend your days with me in peace?"

"I won't lie to you."

"I don't mind. As long as you're with me, I don't care that your heart belongs to someone else. And I'm confident that you would fall for me eventually."

"In the past, maybe. But now that Cordy has appeared, no one can take her place," John said bluntly.

"What is it about her that attracts you? I can change! I'll change my face so that I look at her, alright?"

"You don't have to bend yourself backward, Nana. Losing yourself in love is selfish, not noble." John remained indifferent.

"Selfish?!" Nana laughed in irony. "So what if I am? Aren't you selfish too?! No, you're actually savage! What right do you have to destroy my family just so you can be with Cordy?"

"You forced my hand."

"Just because I loved you? You had to destroy me and my family?"

"No, because you would never spare her," John said bluntly.

Nana did a double take, but she quickly denied it. "No, I won't. As long as you're with me—"

"You would want to kill her even if you felt a hint that I don't love you," John said, cutting her short. "I'm no machine—I have feelings, and I can't lie as well as you do."

Nana bit her lip but did not deny it.

She was never going to trick him.