A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 617

Richard asked curiously from the backseat, "Mommy? Who was that?' "Nobody important," Cordy replied flatly.

"But he just said that you're the only person he knows in North City."

"Impossible." Cordy was utterly skeptical.

How was he able to stay in North City for a whole week if that was the case?

"I don't think he's lying," Richard said seriously then.

Cordy frowned slightly in turn-her son usually never pried into other people's affairs.

In fact, over the last three years, she slowly noticed that Richard's personality was different from what she previously imagined. While he may be sweet, energetic, talkative, and adorable when around her, he was indifferent toward people who were not close to him.

Whenever she sent Richard to school herself, she would notice many girls sliding peeks of infatuation at him, but they would never get close.

only then did she find out that Richard was dubbed the Ice Prince, since he basically never spoke to

was suffering psychologically because of John's death, and she spoke to Richard about it. Richard in turn confessed that this was how he always had been, and that he behaved a little differently when he helped John woo her. However, he insisted that it did not hurt him -that he had

I should help him?"

shook his head and said earnestly, "I don't know.

saying, 'Well, I guess

it be troublesome for you.

at all. We'd be going home

"Nope."

nodded and called the unfamiliar number again via the

probably furious

that Lucas should learn basic manners and timing

petty for his

"South Hill Street Precinct."

toward that street guided

little far, and since she was extra careful because Richard was in the car, they