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 the country, and her so-called

said, giving the chauffeur a look.

nodded and slowly

suddenly

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

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

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

promptly looked down.

did not notice that she

“Don’t worry, Ms. Sachs. I’m not the type to

Cordy was speechless.

narcissistic could

did

was not close enough to John

John turned to look at her and held

thought about changing the subject, John said, “It

to a burly man who measured

assertive.” Cordy tried to play

nodded, glancing at her again with his

their conversation was not

end up separated?” Cordy asked, trying to change the subject—she was also curious as to why Richard’s

like me.”

was dumbfounded again—someone dumped a man

doesn’t, why would she bear your child?” It just did

never wanted Dicky,” John said coolly. “She was actually going to abandon him

it was cut by a blade right then. She did not even want to imagine the scene where a newly born

a woman like her,” she

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

touched her own cheeks self-consciously. “Mr. Levine?”

away and kept the back of his head to

was certainly volatile.

relationship, it would make sense that he

until it stopped outside Cordy’s

as she maintained her distance

“Take care, Ms.

while feeling relieved

her to her apartment unit. Her tolerance toward strangers was already at

less wary toward

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