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

Sachs Mansion ever since she returned to

the chauffeur

quickly nodded and slowly drove out

John suddenly leaned

though she was clearly wary—John had always kept his distance.

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

done, he said evenly, “You don’t have to

promptly looked

that

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

Cordy was speechless.

narcissistic could

hold back just then, she blurted, “How did you get a kid if you really were?”

said it—she was not close enough to John that they could

look at her and held her

as she thought about changing the subject, John said, “It

could happen to a burly man who measured

guess she’s quite assertive.” Cordy tried to

day.” John nodded, glancing at

felt like their conversation was not

did you two end up separated?” Cordy asked, trying to change the subject—she was also curious as to why Richard’s mother would leave them.

doesn’t like

dumbfounded again—someone dumped a man as gorgeous

your child?” It just did not make sense.

coolly. “She was actually going

actually felt as if it was cut by a blade right then. She did not even want to imagine the scene where a newly born Dicky, so young and defenseless, was almost dumped without an ounce of

to separate yourself from a woman

his lips and stared fixedly at her, as if there was something on her face.

cheeks

turned away and kept the back of his head to her for the rest of

frowned—he was

his unpleasant relationship, it would make sense that he would be in a

it stopped outside Cordy’s

said as she maintained her distance from

care,

while feeling

that John would insist on walking her to her apartment unit. Her tolerance toward strangers was already at

and she actually felt less wary toward him—even

…

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