Chapter 890
A Life Debt Repaid
John refused. âNo, I should go back to my room. The doctor did tell me not to move around too much. I just came to tell you Iâm fine, and thereâs nothing to worry about.â
Even as he spoke, he started to turn and leave.
âLucas,â Cordy called out to him just then.
John flinched slightlyâhe knew Cordy was actually aware of who he truly was, because he heard her saying that to him while he was still supposedly unconscious.
He recovered quickly because of her voice too, but he was afraid to admit that he had already remembered everything at that instant.
âLet me see you off,â Cordy said, not waiting for John to say no and wheeling herself out to follow.
They silently and slowly strolled along the long walkways of the hospital, neither of them speaking.
The silence between them was deafening, until they both stopped in front of Johnâs room.
John turned towards her, watching her pale cheeks, her body that was covered in bandages, and her scrawny formâ¦
He had to work very hard to suppress his impulse not to pull her firmly in his arms and never let her go.
âYou never did give me an actual answer,â Cordy said bluntly.
John felt a dull ache over his chest.
He knew Cordy all too well-she would never demand anything from others. If she realized her relationship wasnât as solid as she believed, she would take the rational choice and step away instead of remaining stubborn.
Thus, she would give up on him if he gave in and married Nana.
Although she should have turned to leave without needing him to say anything, she chose a radical novelx.o method like this instead.
John pursed his lips-he and Cordy kept reaching out to each other, only to keep missing.
When he loved him, she kept running away.
When she accepted him, he was âdeadâ.
And now, when she made the choice to be with him, there was another woman with him now.
Were they really destined to be apart?
âYou love me, donât you?â Cordy asked him before he could answer.
Yes.
She was beginning to fight for her own happiness.
She always believed that novelxo she could restrain herself, that she could quietly accept John marrying another woman, since a relationship went both ways.
As such, she didnât think that just one person could maintain a relationship.
Yet, novëlxo she realized that she feared losing John more than her need to maintain appearances and prestenses.
As such, she was willing to give up on her dignity, her principles, and her common sense just to reach out to him.
âYou just feel responsible for Nana, nÃvelxo donât you?â Cordy pressed.
As long as he said he loved her, no.velxo she wouldnât mind that he wasnât with her.
She was willing to take anything, even if she had to suffer the worldâs scorn or even the apocalypse.
But John never did answer her; merely stared at her quietly, turmoil evident in his gaze.
He seemed to have read her mindâthat he just had to nod, and she could abandon everything for his sake.
John couldnât help gulping.
Nonetheless, the silence between them continued, as if time itself had stopped.
The hope in Cordyâs eyes soon faded awayâ¦