A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 617

Richard asked curiously from the backseat, “Mommy? Who was that?’ “Nobody important,” Cordy replied flatly.

“But he just said that you’re the only person he knows in North City.”

“Impossible.” Cordy was utterly skeptical.

How was he able to stay in North City for a whole week if that was the case?

“I don’t think he’s lying,” Richard said seriously then.

Cordy frowned slightly in turn-her son usually never pried into other people’s affairs.

In fact, over the last three years, she slowly noticed that Richard’s personality was different from what she previously imagined. While he may be sweet, energetic, talkative, and adorable when around her, he was indifferent toward people who were not close to him.

Whenever she sent Richard to school herself, she would notice many girls sliding peeks of infatuation at him, but they would never get close.

teacher about it, and only then did she find out that Richard was dubbed the

because of John’s death, and she spoke to Richard about it. Richard in turn confessed that this was how he always had been, and that he behaved a little differently when he helped John woo

however, Richard was suddenly interested in a person other than her. “Do you think I should help him?” Cordy asked Richard just then, since she would not want Richard to think

his head and said earnestly, “I don’t know. I just

a moment before saying, ‘Well, I guess I can bail him out for my

be troublesome

no effort at all. We’d be going home late, though.

“Nope.”

and called the unfamiliar number

probably furious at

timing -did he not understand that beggars

Cordy did not get petty for his

“South Hill Street Precinct.”

up right then and drove toward that street guided

far, and since she was extra careful because Richard was in