A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 604

Naturally, Lucas didn’t know who that person was, but he gave Cordy the benefit of the doubt—that she really had someone she missed.

That, or her ability at seduction was far above the rest.

"I won't get upset with you. Let me go," he said, his tone now a bit milder.

Cordy shook her head stubbornly, however, and kept holding onto him very tightly.

"You'd be gone if I let you go…" she murmured.

"I’ll stay."

"No…" There was even a pout in her tone, and she was brushing her cheeks against his thigh.

Lucas's heart skipped a beat.

This accursed woman… Was she actually a succubus?!

Lucas finally had enough. He had every intention to push her away, when he looked down and saw the satisfied smile on her face.

His hand paused.

He suddenly had this feeling that she carried an air of melancholy.

He couldn’t quite describe it, but she was broken inside despite her tough exterior—once she was quiet or alone, she projected a sense of loneliness, as if she had been abandoned. The way she lowered her gaze had a faint, lingering sense of sorrow that others couldn’t help but sympathize with.

However, Lucas also had the feeling that it was feigned to attract men; especially since he caught her messing around with a middle-aged man earlier on.

And yet, the look of bliss on her face at this very moment seemed to refute that assumption.

"Damn it," he muttered under his breath.

She was relentless, always dishing out new ways to humiliate him.

He should be indifferent towards her by all accounts, but he felt an inexpressible murmur in his heart when he first met her.

And he hated that feeling—he certainly didn’t want any special feelings for other women, especially when he already had a girlfriend.

It was why he was a little more hostile than usual towards Cordy.