A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 621

Cordy asked, ’Didn’t I come anyway?” “Which is why I’m surprised,” Lucas admitted—he really did not hold out much hope in Cordy, and she was just his last resort.

He was certainly surprised that she really came, and he knew her enough to expect her laughing at him and not actually care what happened to him.

Maybe she actually was interested in him?!

She kept saying otherwise, but felt the complete opposite inside…

Cordy frowned right then, noticing something weird about the look on his face. ‘ What are you thinking right now?”

“Nothing.” Lucas perished the thought. “I’ll just be lodging for the night and will leave tomorrow once my luggage has been found.”

“What if it isn’t found?’

“Then I’ll head to the embassy to get my passport replaced without bothering you!” Lucas’ restraint lasted for just a couple seconds before he started losing it again.

“Just one night,” Cordy said reluctantly.

“Don’t worry-l won’t stay even if you asked me to once I get my passport,’ Lucas said. ‘I’m not interested in you at all.”

bet the case,” Cordy said,

him in, but she could pretend that she was just

she

got in at that, while Cordy headed

about to turn on the ignition, Richard spoke from the back with a quiver of

sounded uncertain yet hopeful, while

mistaken Lucas for

she would not fault the boy, since she occasionally

night, so he would have trouble

Richard called again, since Lucas

out to him from behind, probably because he did not notice that someone

to find a small head staring tearfully at him, his diminutive form somehow making

won’t have such a huge kid at my

“Daddy…”

Cordy stopped

was composing herself, fearful that her voice would crack

was so emotional she would mistake Lucas