A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1198

Wendy continued, "Oh, stop teasing me. John is handsome and great in every way, and I'm lucky to have him, but I can't help it, y'know? My preference for freshness and excitement is inborn. There's no stopping me."

"Oh, don't give me that crap. I'll try to slip out later—I won't miss out on such a stud."

Wendy kept chatting for a while, laughing mischievously from time to time.

Cordy avoided her in turn and headed out to the back garden, where she found John and Richard setting up the barbecue set.

The back garden had also been decorated elaborately to look romantic and homely.

Richard eagerly called out to her, "Mommy! You're finished with work? Daddy and I have prepared dinner—it's almost done now. I was just going to get you."

"Yeah, I'm finished with work," Cordy replied and walked up to them.

John was focused on preparing the food, while Cordy could not resist sliding several glances at him.

Richard laughed just then. "Mommy, why are you staring at Daddy? Do you find him handsome?"

and just happened

away, her heart

few deep breaths—what was she panicking about? She was not

stepped out of the mansion and asked

"Yeah, Wendy," Richard replied.

exclaimed dramatically in front of the meat. "I'm drooling. You're such an

spoke, she leaned against his arm, brushing her cheek against it like

flashed a tender smile. "As long as

"Hove it."

Now sit before you eat,"

of the rectangular table, while John

certainly being

the woman

on Cordy's mind, and none of the grilled meat

it not good?" John

did a double take, before realizing that she was not really touching the chunks of meat in

shook her head. "I think I might've had too many cakes and pies in the

too, and I'm still famished. John's meat is really incomparable!" Wendy