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.

pretended to stay asleep, reluctant to entertain the

felt a weight pressing on the bed beside her, and

irritated right then.

around rather abruptly,

she saw the

her with his sweet tiny

up to her,

tender little body,

you miss me, Mommy? I missed

her neck. “Jessica insisted that

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

“Your daddy brought you here? At this

Cordy’s neck and looked her in the

but Daddy suddenly told

to see you right now, so I don’t feel sleepy

Mommy?”

and caressed her son’s

something else, she asked, “How’s your

“It’s just a little sprain, and it didn’t hurt the

I went to the

really was a minor injury. Jessica had exaggerated it just

Dicky yawned just then. “Can I sleep with

said quickly. ’I’ll

“Thank you, Mommy. I love you so

That was slick!

soon nestled together in the blanket, with Dicky leaning