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.

returned to the country, and her so-called family never cared.

John said, giving the chauffeur a look.

nodded and slowly drove out of the hospital.

when John suddenly leaned

was startled even though she was clearly wary—John had always kept

he helped her put on

done, he said evenly, “You don’t have

promptly looked

that she was doing that.

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

Cordy was speechless.

could

she blurted, “How did you

said it—she was not

her and held her gaze

subject, John

a burly man

quite assertive.” Cordy tried to play

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

like their conversation

the subject—she was also curious as to why Richard’s mother would

doesn’t like

again—someone dumped a man

why would she bear your child?” It

John said coolly. “She was actually going

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

right to separate yourself from a woman

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

own cheeks self-consciously. “Mr.

of his head to her for

frowned—he was

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

it stopped outside Cordy’s

said as she maintained her

“Take care, Ms.

replied, while feeling

had to admit that she was slightly worried that John would insist on walking her to her apartment unit.

toward him—even though she

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