A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 541

Cordy quietly ate her bowl of oatmeal without feeling its taste.

At the same time, Bob helped John bandage that gruesome swelling on the back of his hand. It hurt Bob to look at it, but he had no words of comfort.

He also remembered Richard, and the thought of something terrible happening to a little boy like Richard...

No, he could not bear to let himself think that.

And it would naturally be worse for his biological parents.

Bob simply assured himself that the boy was born lucky and would be free from trouble.

After bandaging John, Bob offered, "Want to step out for a smoke?'

with him. 'Keeping yourself tense like this won't work. Just relax-one cigarette won't cost you that much

not bear John hurting

as John would have found

Bob was just trying to get John preoccupied or his thoughts would go

called out to Sam before John could give

over while Cordy watched them

to unwind after sitting in front of their laptops

to let herself relax, not even for

she did, she would remember Richard... and she fell

speak

and they seemed to be denied peace ever since Zoe was found not

Jay, then John... and now,

suffering necessarily follow

two should head home/ John suddenly