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.

voice made it obvious how happy

if the food was good. When she looked like she was about to put down her knife and fork, he told her seriously that she should take care of her

from the

even less so now that she had a son; let alone

you, and that's enough,"

so she quickly added, "I’m full now. I'd be sick if I ate more. You're still growing, so you should

Dicky nodded obediently. Then, he added seriously, "I’ll grow up to be as big as daddy

genuinely felt that no matter how bad things got, all was right with the world as long as she

didn’t expect the thought to shatter soon after; and it was because she had to

she spent an hour teaching him the proper pronunciation; to the point she began to wonder the

if her 1600

She simply couldn't understand.

simply unable

in the family was possible except when homework came in

she would turn into the stereotypical wicked stepmother when her son's education was

moment, she was almost shaking as she kept restraining herself. She repeatedly told herself that she wasn’t upset and that Dicky was her biological son,

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

with him, they left in tears from sheer helplessness. One of them