A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 688

[Oh.]

Quinn didn’t ask further questions at that. She knew that Cordy’s life was all about Dicky now, and Cordy would never say no to the boy.

Zoe then added: [By the way, I miss him a little now that you’ve mentioned him.]

Cordy offered: [Want to see him? He’s a little hunk now, and almost my height.]

Zoe refused. [Forget it. That can wait until I’m successful… I mean, I used to be, so I can’t let Dicky feel that I’m down and out. Or at least as successful as Cora.]

[You’re still as successful as her.] Quinn butted in.

[Zip it. Do you think you’d be that nonchalant if you’re in my place? I’ve just been assigned a harder grind for now. Once I overcome this, I’ll be a star again.]

Cordy couldn’t help smiling at that.

Just then, someone knocked on her door.

“Come in,” she said.

Dicky entered her room in dark-blue pajamas.

time to see that it was already

he doing up? Wasn’t he supposed to be

have a lot weighing on his mind. What

down her phone. “What’s

quickly shaking his little head. “I saw that your lights were still on, so I came

aren’t you sleeping? Can’t sleep? Or are you not

was once again hesitant

me?” Cordy asked, regarding him seriously but also teasing him. “Is

cheeks flushed, though Cordy already knew that-she just wanted Dicky

“Mommy,

hunch

about the only person whom Dicky would get melancholy

You can’t raise the dead,”

if he’s

a real shortage of miracles in this world,

if Lucas is

Cordy sighed. 1

idea how to curb Dicky’s enthusiasm and obsession with Lucas, since even the parental test before

she said, “Dicky, I’d rather your daddy stay dead, than

moment, and there was a brief flash of disappointment in