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.

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

she was about to put down her

almost choked from the

less so now that she had a son; let

you, and that's enough,"

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

seriously, "I’ll grow up to be as big as daddy and protect you from bullies,

that no matter how bad things got, all was right with

expect the thought to shatter soon after; and it was because she had to help a grade-schooler with

with Dicky in his room in front of his little desk, she spent an hour teaching him the proper pronunciation; to the point she began to wonder the

her 1600 SAT score was just an

She simply couldn't understand.

own flesh and blood—was simply

realizing that peace in the family was

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

herself that she wasn’t upset and that Dicky was her

a sad puppy

had tried countless times. Since they dared not be harsh with him, they left in tears from sheer helplessness. One of them bawled so hard, Dicky almost had a heart