A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1194

"Okay."

Cordy picked up her knife and fork and started eating slowly.

She was going to argue but noticed upon a closer look that the food really were all her favorites.

"You didn't have to make my favorites exclusively," she said, seemingly offhandedly. "I'm not picky with food..."

"I feel guilty imposing on you today, so take this as a token of gratitude."

Cordy said nothing else at that and treated it as an actual polite gesture.

"By the way, didn’t Wendy say she was coming? Why isn't she here?" Richard asked.

Cordy looked up at Richard just then—her son really liked Wendy, did he not?

"She always sleeps in. Leave her be—don't disturb her now," John said flatly.

thought she heard a tinge

"What about the

has other arrangements. novelxo She'll be here if there aren't

"Okay."

finished brunch, with Richard and John conversing intermittently, while Cordy

done, she offered, "I'll wash

the servants

said politely. "I can do it. You can go about

scheduled for

she told Richard, "Come

can keep

miffed—Richard seemed to be understanding, but it somehow felt like

it was normal that Richard loved playing with John.

the study to work, and after the video conference, it was already

up disappointed, since Richard never came looking

was not the parents who were