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.

she heard a tinge of tenderness in his

"What

depends if she has other arrangements. novelxo She'll be here if

"Okay."

with that, they finished brunch, with Richard

she offered, "I'll wash the

the servants away

alright," John said politely. "I can do it. You can

video conference scheduled for the afternoon

and before returning inside, she told Richard, "Come

Mommy. You can keep

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

took a deep breath and told herself that it was normal that Richard loved playing with John. After all, John was the one who raised him

study to work, and after the video conference, it was already 3

Richard never

on most occasions, it was not the parents who were reluctant to leave their children—it was