A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 678

Lucas frowned, feeling a sharp sting ever so slightly.

He looked up at Dicky, and saw the boy blushing. Dicky quickly got out of his seat with the excuse that he was full.

Cordy noted her son's odd behavior. Since she wasn't watching when Dicky touched Lucas's head, she didn't know what exactly he did.

She watched as he suddenly left, thinking that he probably got embarrassed —he never acted like that before.

Still, they were fortunate that they weren't seated at the main table, where the elders were. Rules weren't that strictly enforced on the other tables.

On the other hand, Nana watched as Dicky left. She turned to ask Lucas softly, "You really like Dicky, don't you?"

"Why'd you say that?" Lucas asked in return, putting a shrimp on her plate.

He had been doting on her like that since the food arrived. The others on the table had teased her a few times, leaving her blushing.

"Well, you're really nice to him," Nana said.

"Aren't I nice to you?"

shook her head. "I'm

"He's a kid."

"You like kids?"

"They're alright."

give you

and eat your greens. Get pregnant when

unbelievable," Nana flushed

really badly to tell them

naturally, she wasn't about to

in a hurry to leave after

was more important with age, she had small talk with Jesse over tea, and both

her way to find him-it was just that she found

but he probably left because something

slice of cake from a servant, planning to bring

enjoyed sweet food, and she was thinking about

as she was about to

"Cordy."

sweet voice called out from

stopped in her tracks, since she couldn't stay indifferent towards Nana's

sparkling as the latter stared at the slice of