A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 496

Suddenly, Alan said, “Take him with you.”

Cordy did a double take, thinking she had misheard.

She looked up at Alan, and saw a glimmer in his eyes-the glimmer of compromising

with what life brought.

Even if he was already seventy and confined to a wheelchair, he remained healthy

and spirited, just as he was elegant and imposing. She didn’t think that the day would

come when life had him beat, since she was convinced that even if age wore him

down, his spirit would always remain staunch.

“Dicky will live with you from now on,” Alan repeated.

“What about you?’ Cordy did not say no-because she could not.

Alan made that choice, he

time I let go,’ he said somberly. “I once desired

too much, and my family had flourished as I foresaw it

autocratic leadership. Maybe I was mistaken from

start.”

was no doubt about

For a great man to say something like

Even as Alan continued, his eyes seemed to well with tears. “I

parents abroad for a business discussion, and they’d neve have died

me. I was the one who

why he had that accident. If only I could

let Zoe stay with us, Jay would’ve been content with staying

tragedy could have

nothing to do with you…” Cordy tried

shook his head,

I didn’t

him instead, he wouldn’t have to resort to

engagement annulled.’