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.”

the case,” Cordy said,

why she would take him in, but she could pretend that

shotgun,” she then told

in at that, while Cordy headed to the

about to turn on the ignition, Richard spoke from

sounded uncertain yet hopeful,

mistaken

would not fault the boy, since she occasionally was

so he would have trouble getting a good look at Lucas’

again, since Lucas

obviously startled when someone called out to him from behind, probably

at him,

frowned. “You have the wrong person. I won’t have such

“Daddy…”

stopped him

she was composing herself, fearful that her voice would crack with emotion if

was so emotional she would mistake Lucas to be John -her heart was simply aching for