A Life Debt Repaid By Cheng Xiaocheng Chapter 73
A Life Debt Repaid
Noel was left frozen stiff for a moment, but she quickly changed her expression, looking miserable and teary-eyed.
âIâm so sorry,â she said. âI didnât know you were allergic to lilies-Iâll be careful next time.â
âIâm not allergic to lilies-Iâm allergic to you,â John said icily, every word a threat. âJust be careful not to show your face around me.â
Noelâs face abruptly turned pale.
She could not believe what she was hearing!
No man had insulted her like that ever since she was a child, because they all loved her shy, delicate nature..
It must be Cordyâs fault!
John must have said that for her benefit!
Still, Noel withstood her distress and picked up the bouquet of lilies before running out of the ward.
Cordy watched as Noel left, and she must admit that she felt a little cathartic.
Boys would hover around Noel ever since they started attending school, and Cordy had no idea why they all liked Noel so much.
Did the scent of hypocrisy not stink enough?
In fact, Cordy felt even more stressed when Noel ended up stealing Kyle from her.
Cordy would not have been that upset if Kyle had gone for anyone else except Noel, and she even wondered if there were no men in the world who could not resist Noelâs charms⦠Until John did it today.
No matter what happened from here, Cordy at least felt a thrill from this moment.
âHey,â John called out to her just then.
Coming to her senses, Cordy entered the room, sat down beside his bed, and got right down to business. âI told you yesterday that Iâll get your payback after you got hurt yesterday, didnât I?â
âAnd?â
âRight now, my fatherâs cronies are everywhere in Starstream Group. I need to draw them to our cause and drive them apart from my father. Thatâs why I canât let the culprit be punished right now, just as I donât have solid evidence to build a case. Moreover, I am reluctant for Starstream Group to face a crisis when weâre already at risk, so the only option is to pay damages for injury.â
your âDamages?â John raised a brow.
âI know you donât lack money, but thatâs the only thing I can give you.â
âNo, but you can do so much moreâ¦â
Cordy pursed her lips-she was not ignorant enough to not know what John meant.
âFor example, care for me until Iâm discharged,â John finished.
Cordy was slightly surprised, and was left staring fixedly at John.
But he clearly meant something else just nowâ¦
âWhat, were you perhaps disappointed, Ms. Sachs?â John joked, his lips curling upward in a heart-
stealing smile.
Cordyâs heart definitely skipped a beat.
She understood that John was giving her a more acceptable alternative, so that things were less.
awkward for her..
If not for her past, she might have been bold enough to give him a chance-even if John had a messy private life and it would not possibly end well.
But now, she could not afford to gamble.
After all, she knew very well that she would never get back up if she lost again!
âOkay,â Cordy said, agreeing to take care of him right then.
Being the reason John was hurt, she had no reason to refuse.