A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 116

Chapter 116

“It’s alright, I’ll stay here with you,” John replied, as if it was only natural. “Sleep.”

As Cordy stared at him, he said, “You often came by to visit and take care of me when I was staying in the hospital before.”

“You were hurt because of me,” Cordy pointed out.

“I always repay a favor a hundredfold. You don’t have to be so formal with me, Ms. Sachs,” John said with a determined tone.

Cordy pursed her lips–she had this nagging feeling that she would hurt the little child in John if she turned him down.

As such, she simply turned around, keeping her back to him and closed her eyes to sleep.

And with that, John sat by her hospital bed, staring at her delicately small figure.

She really was small… So, so small.

And yet, she was so tough it hurt.

John’s Adam’s apple bobbed just then.

If he stopped her all those years ago, when she was fleeing without a care….

Would she have been more trusting?

Cordy did not expect that she would really fall asleep.

She came up with a reasonable excuse to make John leave, but did not think that as she closed her eyes and kept laying there in her bed, she actually fell asleep.

She rarely slept near strangers because she felt too insecure to do it.

She turned slightly and found John also asleep on the couch.

It was a small couch, so it looked like he was mostly cramping his huge frame on it.

She then remembered the time when he was staying at the hospital–their roles from that time were now reversed.

Getting to her feet, she picked up her blanket and tried to lay it over him as gently as possible.

However, the instant he was close to her, John opened his eyes, leaving her in shock and disbelief.

“Sorry, I… Oh!”

Cordy yelped as suddenly caught her wrist, and firmly pulled.