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.

stay asleep, reluctant to entertain

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

irritated right then.

turned around rather abruptly, but

the beaming little

Dicky greeted her with his sweet tiny voice,

her, his

his tender little

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

arms around her neck. “Jessica insisted

couldn’t wait to see

brought you

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

was sleeping soundly, but Daddy suddenly told me that

now, so I don’t

Mommy?”

faintly, and caressed

she asked, “How’s your

fine,” Dicky said quickly. “It’s just a little sprain, and it

I went

injury. Jessica had exaggerated it just to upset

“Mommy,’ Dicky yawned just then. “Can I sleep with you? I’m very

“Okay,” Cordy said quickly. ’I’ll help you

“Thank you, Mommy. I love you so

That was slick!

together in the