A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 678

Lucas frowned, feeling a sharp sting ever so slightly.

He looked up at Dicky, and saw the boy blushing. Dicky quickly got out of his seat with the excuse that he was full.

Cordy noted her son’s odd behavior. Since she wasn’t watching when Dicky touched Lucas’s head, she didn’t know what exactly he did.

She watched as he suddenly left, thinking that he probably got embarrassed —he never acted like that before.

Still, they were fortunate that they weren’t seated at the main table, where the elders were. Rules weren’t that strictly enforced on the other tables.

On the other hand, Nana watched as Dicky left. She turned to ask Lucas softly, “You really like Dicky, don’t you?”

“Why’d you say that?” Lucas asked in return, putting a shrimp on her plate.

He had been doting on her like that since the food arrived. The others on the table had teased her a few times, leaving her blushing.

“Well, you’re really nice to him,” Nana said.

“Aren’t I nice to you?”

“That’s different!” Nana shook her head. “I’m your girlfriend.”

“He’s a kid.”

“You like kids?”

“They’re alright.”

you one if

good, and eat your greens. Get pregnant when you’ve

Nana flushed right

wanting really badly to tell them to keep it

naturally, she wasn’t about

was not in a hurry to leave

talk with Jesse over tea, and both families

way to find

but he probably left because something came up, given

no notice, and nonchalantly took a slice of cake from a servant, planning to

enjoyed sweet food, and she was thinking about bringing him dessert

just as she was about to

“Cordy.”

called out

she couldn’t stay indifferent towards