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 must have given it

long enough, and it’s time I let go,’ he said

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

out of years of autocratic

start.”

There was no doubt

say something like that,

eyes seemed to well with

for a business discussion, and

was the one who stubbornly

he had that accident. If only I could set aside

us, Jay would’ve been content with staying in the

could have been

to do with

his head, claiming responsibility for all

If I didn’t stubbornly force him to

instead, he wouldn’t have to resort to such

engagement annulled.’