A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 497

Alan repeated, “Go. Take Dicky with you.’

Cordy stared at him for a while, and then said, “If you miss him, call me anytime. I’d

bring him to you, whether you’re in North City or abroad.”

Alan nodded slightly.

“Take care of yourself,” Cordy said, rising to her feet and giving him a small bow

before leaving his study.

As she headed downstairs to the lobby, Dicky was already sitting obediently on the

couch, waiting for her.

Once she appeared, he promptly ran up to greet her. “Mommy!”

The clear, little voice warmed Cordy’s heart-her son was truly the greatest fort she had

in life.

Crouching in front of the boy, she asked, “You’re going to live with me now, okay?”

“Okay. Daddy told me I’d be staying with you after he married Jessica…but he didn’t,

did he?” Dicky asked in confusion. “Did Daddy do something wrong? Why was he

arrested?”

felt a

attend grade school—too young to

when he should

Your daddy is going to be fine,” she assured

what he told me,” Dicky said confidently. “He

told me to take care of you

Cordy’s eyes welled with tears, feeling like she owed Dicky

understanding.

“Don’t cry, Mommy. I’m a man now! I’ll take good care of you,” Dicky

her cheeks just then. “You have me no

happens. I’ll never ever leave

Okay,” Cordy said,

her feet and left with Dicky, turning back just as she

door.

and they saw Alan on his

second-floor balcony.

Dicky softly, “Go on. Say goodbye to

at Alan, but Cordy was too far to see if there were tears

Alan’s eyes.

big deal, so various media outlets reported

for a long while, rooting out every affair the

Ventures’ management, which was

disappearance of Jay Parker. In

since he knew the Levines