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

when she felt a weight pressing on the bed beside

irritated right then.

Already annoyed, she turned around rather

she saw the beaming little

her with his sweet tiny voice, and promptly

her, his hands around

little body, Cordy’s

I missed you so much!”

“Jessica insisted that I come to Rocktown,

But I couldn’t wait to see you when daddy told me you’re

daddy brought you here? At

“Yeah!” Dicky exclaimed as he released Cordy’s neck and looked

sleeping soundly, but Daddy suddenly told me

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

Mommy?”

smiled faintly, and caressed her son’s fair

something else, she asked, “How’s

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

went to

a minor injury. Jessica had exaggerated it

“Can

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

“Thank you, Mommy. I love

That was slick!

Nonetheless, they soon nestled together in