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.

asleep, reluctant to entertain

she felt a weight pressing on the bed beside her, and she

irritated right then.

she turned around rather

saw the beaming little

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

her, his hands

Feeling his tender little body, Cordy’s heart turned

“Did you miss me, Mommy? I missed you so much!” Dicky complained as

arms around her neck. “Jessica insisted that I come to Rocktown, but I

want to… But I couldn’t wait to see you when daddy

daddy brought you here? At this

he released Cordy’s neck

soundly, but Daddy suddenly

you right now, so I don’t feel sleepy

Mommy?”

faintly, and caressed her son’s fair

else, she

“I’m fine,” Dicky said quickly. “It’s just a little sprain,

I went

injury. Jessica had exaggerated

“Mommy,’ Dicky yawned just then. “Can I

’I’ll help you out of

Mommy. I love

That was slick!

together in the