A Life Debt Repaid novel Chapter 838

John woke up in the hospital with the Lynds surrounding him along with a feeble Nana.

The bandages wrapped around her wrists was all too obvious.

Keith had wanted to give John a beating after he woke up, furious that he broke up with Nana and made her try to kill herself, but it was Nana who stopped Keith, putting her body between them despite her vulnerable state.

Even if John was spared a beating, Keith threatened him that if he hurt Nana again, neither him nor Cordy would ever leave the capital, telling him not to challenge the limits of his patience again and to stay at the hospital with Nana.

Nana had lost a lot of blood when she slit her wrists, and the doctors were suggesting that she stay for further observation.

She kept apologizing throughout, claiming that she did not expect such harshness from her father. She kept telling him how he loved her and could not live without him, and she did not want this but just could not control herself.

John never responded, and Nana did not push him.

After staying for over two days with her at the hospital, John said he needed a change of clothes.

Nana did not stop him.

John ran into Cordy when he returned to the hotel, but he could not quite bring himself to tell her anything.

He kept hesitating, just as he did not know what to say.

Indeed, he had a hard time deciding.

Not only were the Lynds were coercing him with their influence, just as Nana threatened him with suicide, but Cordy might get hurt too.

"Not for me. I won't get hurt as long as I'm with you—I know you're just infatuated with Cordy, and you'll eventually realize that you only ever loved me."

Even as she spoke, Nana appeared utterly innocent.

No one could ever tell how cunningly devious she was at all.

"Stop thinking about Cordy, Lucas. She has a boyfriend, and you saw how close they were. She definitely feels nothing for you, and she might just want some temporary excitement. I've already investigated them—Cordy and Patrick have been together for years. They're inseparable."

"I don't need you to tell me what she's like."

"Okay, okay. I know you'd be upset if I badmouth her, so I promised I won't do it ever again. Just don't give me that long face, okay?" Nana pouted again. "You weren't like this before. You used to be so kind…"