A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 542

Chapter 542

There was sheer terror in Cordy's eyes as she shrieked, "Dicky!" "Cordy," John said, quickly wrapping his arms around her and coaxing her," Calm down. It's John. I'm here. You were just having a bad dream."

"No... Dicky..." Cordy's tears began to gush nonetheless.

She just had a nightmare that Jessica pushed her boy off a cliff.

She tried to protect him but was unable to reach them in time, and she could only watch as Richard's tiny frame fell off the cliff amid Jesscia's maniacal laughter.

"Wake up, Cordy," John said, cupping her tearful cheeks.

He saw that the fear in her eyes was not fading, and there was no focus in her gaze.

Still, she blinked when she finally heard his voice.

"John. I just saw Dicky... but Jessica pushed him off a cliff..."

"That wont happen!" John told her determinedly. "I'll save Dicky-1 wont let anything happen to her!"

her eyes were finally

John from up close, but

her nightmare, and it was just so

here," John said, gathering her firmly into his arms

leaned on his chest and listened to the powerful thump of his heartbeat, the regular

very moment,

soon on her toes again, like a cat put through a desperate

to comfort her while the other

turned irregular

phone too, and when she saw the

worked hard to stay calm despite his shaking hands, and he

calmly, his tone no

would never have noticed that John was nervous if she was not leaning against his chest-his heart was threatening to jump out

of you." Jessica's voice could be heard from the other end, and

Dicky?" he asked, not wasting his breath and cutting to

nonchalantly. "It's been a long day, and he's still too young to travel long distances. He fell asleep in no time at

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