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.

and only then did she find out that Richard was dubbed the Ice

how he always had been, and that he behaved a little differently when he helped John woo her.

person other than her. “Do you think I should help him?” Cordy asked Richard just then, since

head and said earnestly, “I don’t

hesitated for a moment before saying, ‘Well, I guess I can bail

troublesome for

effort at all. We’d be going home

“Nope.”

called the unfamiliar number again via the

probably

basic manners and timing -did

get petty

“South Hill Street Precinct.”

hung up right then and drove toward that street guided by the

since she was extra careful because