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.

they ate, Dicky's chipper voice made it obvious how happy he

was about to put down her knife and fork, he told her seriously that she should take care of her

choked from the child's

less so now that she

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

quickly added, "I’m full now. I'd be

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

no matter how bad things got,

the thought to shatter soon after; and it was

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

actually skeptical if her 1600 SAT score was

She simply couldn't understand.

and blood—was simply unable to absorb

peace in the family

the best of mothers, she would turn into the stereotypical wicked stepmother when

repeatedly told herself that she wasn’t upset and that Dicky was

stupid, Mommy?" Dicky leveled a sad puppy look at

not be harsh with him, they left in tears from sheer helplessness. One of