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?”

Garden,” she replied.

to Sachs Mansion ever since she returned to the country,

giving the chauffeur a look.

chauffeur quickly nodded and slowly drove out of

John suddenly leaned toward

startled even though she was clearly wary—John

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

said evenly, “You don’t have

promptly looked down.

that she

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

Cordy was speechless.

could

blurted, “How did you get a kid if you really

was not close enough to John that they could joke like

look at her and held her gaze for a long while.

thought about changing the subject, John

that could happen to a burly

guess she’s quite assertive.” Cordy

that day.” John nodded, glancing at her again with

conversation

How did you two end up separated?” Cordy asked, trying to change the subject—she was also curious as to why

like

dumped a man

doesn’t, why would she bear your

coolly. “She was actually going to abandon him after delivering him.”

She did not even want to imagine the scene where a newly born Dicky, so young and defenseless, was almost dumped without

yourself from a woman like

lips and stared fixedly at her, as

her own cheeks

back of his head to her for the rest of the

frowned—he was certainly volatile.

that she mentioned his unpleasant relationship, it would make

silent until it stopped outside Cordy’s apartment.

as she maintained her distance from

nodded. “Take care, Ms.

Cordy replied, while feeling relieved

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

considerate, and she actually felt less wary toward him—even though she should be very wary

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