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?"

her head. "I'm your

"He's a kid."

"You like kids?"

"They're alright."

can give you

your greens.

unbelievable," Nana flushed right

they flirted, wanting really badly to tell them to keep it down-that she could hear

she wasn't about to meddle that

in a hurry to

had small talk with Jesse over tea, and

find him-it was just that she found Nana alone,

inseparable with Lucas, but he probably left because something came up, given his

took no notice, and nonchalantly took a slice of cake from

enjoyed sweet food, and she

as she was about to head

"Cordy."

voice called out

she couldn't stay indifferent towards Nana's

as the latter stared at the slice of cake in Cordy's hands. 'That cake