A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 279

After Cordy left work, she headed straight to John’s apartment.

It was only after she arrived and saw the food placed on the table that she remembered that she hadn't eaten.

In fact, she had forgotten that it was now dinnertime.

Winston invited her to join them eagerly, while Dicky was also hugging her leg and saying, * Mommy! I missed you so much! Let's eat together- Winston made us a lot of good food.”

Unable to resist Dicky's enthusiasm, and because she afforded Kyle an opening to attack her because she wasn't eating well that one time, Cordy wouldn’t allow herself to repeat the same amateur mistake.

Even if Kyle was dead, John lives-and he was far more dangerous than Kyle.

As she sat at the dining table, John never once spoke to her and maintained his noble aloofness.

Cordy finally looked at the food on the table to see that almost every dish was her favorite.

She then remembered that Dicky’s tastes were just like hers; therefore this wasn't the least bit surprising.

Picking up her knife and fork, she started eating.

it obvious how happy he was

she was about to put down her knife and

almost choked from the child's unrestrained

no plans to marry, and even less so now that she had a

has you, and that's enough," she said, patting Dicky’s little

she quickly added, "I’m full now. I'd be sick if I ate

to

She genuinely felt that no matter how bad things got, all was right

expect the thought to shatter soon after; and it was because she had to

of his little desk, she spent an hour teaching him the proper pronunciation; to the

was actually skeptical if her 1600 SAT score was just an

She simply couldn't understand.

simply unable to absorb

her knuckles to restrain herself, finally realizing that peace in the family was possible

would turn into

as she kept restraining herself. She repeatedly told herself that

Mommy?" Dicky leveled a sad puppy look at her, perhaps having

him, they left in