A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 6

“Of course!”

Cordy certainly came to like Richard a lot after spending a week with the boy. “I’ve left you my number, so call me anytime you miss me. I’ll even come to meet you when I’m free.”

“Liar, liar, pants on fire…”

Cordy dropped to a crouch then, which took her considerable exertion.

Nearby, the nonexistent man was left frowning as she tenderly tousled Richard’s hair from the same height as the latter. “Yes, pants on fire.”

Richard beamed adorably then and gave her a peck on the cheek.

The nonexistent man frowned even harder then.

“I have to go now,” Cordy told Richard with a tender look.

“Okay, Mommy. Don’t run or you might fall,” Richard called after her sweetly—the boy simply refused to stop calling her that even after a week.

When Cordy tried to, Richard would become alarmed, thinking that she was abandoning her, his little eyes turning red and welling with tears from misery.

It certainly stopped Cordy from being stubborn—the boy would get it when he was older anyway.

As she limped out alone from her ward on her crutch, John kept following her.

She wanted to stop him more than once, but she held her tongue.

It was not until they reached the main entrance that she spoke. “Mr. Levine…”

However, he simply walked past her, opening the door of the black Maybach parked in front of her like a gentleman.

As Cordy frowned, he said, “I’ll give you a ride home.”

“I shouldn’t trouble you. I can get home by myself.”

“I have a car,” he insisted simply.

Cordy stared at him. Was he bragging?

“It’s no trouble,” he added.

Cordy genuinely found it difficult to talk to him, but she compromised regardless.

He seemed to have this mystical ability to stop her from refusing, though refusing was just going to be a waste of time—it would never work.

As she got into the luxurious sedan, John asked, “Where do you live, Ms. Sachs?”

she replied.

to Sachs Mansion ever since she returned to

John said, giving the chauffeur

nodded and slowly drove

John suddenly leaned

even though she was clearly wary—John had always kept

helped her put on her seatbelt, and she was left pursing her lips.

said evenly, “You don’t have to clench your fists, Ms. Sachs.”

promptly looked down.

notice that she

the awkwardness of the situation unfurled, John added, “Don’t worry, Ms. Sachs. I’m

Cordy was speechless.

narcissistic could he get?!

back just then, she blurted, “How did you get a

said it—she was not close enough

turned to look at her and held her gaze for a long

changing the subject, John said, “It was against my

to a burly man who measured up to

guess she’s quite assertive.” Cordy tried to play

glancing at her again with his

like their conversation was not

to change the subject—she

doesn’t like

a man as gorgeous

why would she bear your child?” It just

Dicky,” John said coolly. “She was actually going to abandon him after delivering

want to imagine the scene where a newly

to separate yourself from a woman like her,” she

fixedly at her, as if there was something

cheeks

his head to her for the rest of the

was

relationship, it would make sense that he would be in a bad mood.

was silent until it

as she maintained her distance from

nodded. “Take care, Ms.

replied, while feeling relieved

her to her apartment unit. Her tolerance toward strangers

less wary toward him—even though she

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