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.

Moreover, if Alan made that choice, he must have given

long enough, and it’s time I let

and my family had

out of years of autocratic leadership. Maybe

start.”

There was no doubt

say something like that, he had well and

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

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

for me. I was the one who

had that accident. If only

let Zoe stay with us, Jay would’ve been

tragedy could have

do

shook his head, claiming responsibility for all

there’s John. If I didn’t

supported him instead, he wouldn’t have to

engagement annulled.’