A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 294

Cordy smiled slightly and gave Dicky both thumbs-up in encouragement, showing that she didn’t mind, let alone care about keeping up appearances.

As the teachers arranged the groups, they noticed that one of the children didn’t have both parents with her—even though elite private schools like this usually insisted on having both parents attending school activities.

Before things could get awkward, Dicky suddenly asked one of the teachers, "Can my mommy join us?"

"But your mommy's already here..."

"That's my mommy," Dicky pointed at Cordy on the stands.

The teacher simply presumed it to be a child's innocent banter, and didn’t dwell on it as she said, "Of course."

She went off to invite Cordy, who agreed to it since Dicky was so eager, and played mommy for the little girl.

As the relay was about to begin, Cordy and Dicky were close enough to speak to each other although they were in different groups.

you good at running,

course," Cordy

do you think you

it from you,

Dicky exclaimed excitedly.

I won't let you win, okay? We're

best!" Dicky

whistle soon blew, and

lively right then, and Cordy was fully focused, ready to take the

quickly and dashed forward, chasing down the

cheering loudly as Cordy started nothing —completely oblivious that Jessica

was quickly catching up to her even though

as Cordy was about to dash past her, Jessica

as Jessica suddenly moved to her trail and unable to stop in time, they collided violently, and Jessica fell beneath

quickly ran towards Cordy, but saw that his daddy had already