A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 473

“Just calm down for now,” John said, trying to assure Cordy. “Jessica won’t do

anything to Dicky.”

“You trust her so much, huh?!” Cordy shot back, angry.

“Not at the moment, no,” John said, his every word determined.

“She let Dicky get hurt!”

“Children get themselves hurt all the time. It’s normal.”

Cordy’s fingers clenched on his phone, her rage hardly repressible.

“Don’t go anywhere without me around,’ John said calmly. ’Jessica won’t hurt Dicky,

but she will hurt you.’

Cordy hung up right there and then-she never could calm down when Dicky was

concerned.

Even so, she had no way to fight back against John.

John returned in two days, just as he promised.

Cordy was a light sleeper. She heard the noise outside, but didn’t get out of bed. In

fact, she simply tossed around and kept sleeping despite hearing the door being

sneakily opened.

She pretended to stay asleep, reluctant

felt a weight pressing on the bed beside

irritated right then.

turned around rather abruptly, but

saw the beaming little

“Mommy!’ Dicky greeted her with his sweet tiny voice, and promptly threw

her, his hands around

Feeling his tender little body,

“Did you miss me, Mommy? I missed you so

little arms around her neck. “Jessica insisted that I

But I couldn’t wait to see

“Your daddy brought you

“Yeah!” Dicky exclaimed as he released Cordy’s neck and looked her in the eye.

but Daddy suddenly told

so I don’t feel sleepy anymore.

Mommy?”

Cordy smiled faintly, and caressed

else, she asked, “How’s your

Dicky said quickly. “It’s just a little sprain, and it didn’t hurt the next

went to the

was a minor injury. Jessica

then. “Can I sleep with you? I’m

quickly. ’I’ll help you

“Thank you, Mommy. I love you

That was slick!

in the