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 he was to

putting food on her plate, asking repeatedly if the food was good. When she looked like she was about to put down her knife and fork, he told

choked from

less so now that she had

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

to say, so she quickly added, "I’m full now. I'd be sick if I ate more. You're

up to be as big as

that no matter how bad things got, all was right

didn’t expect the thought to shatter soon after; and it was because she had to help a grade-schooler

Dicky in his room in front of his little desk, she spent an hour teaching him the proper pronunciation;

skeptical if her 1600 SAT score was just an

She simply couldn't understand.

flesh and blood—was simply unable to

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

the best of mothers, she would turn into the stereotypical wicked stepmother when her son's education

herself. She repeatedly told herself that she wasn’t upset and that Dicky was her biological son, as if it was

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

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