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.

to see that it was

he doing up? Wasn’t he supposed to be

to have a lot weighing on his mind. What on

her phone. “What’s wrong,

shaking his little head. “I saw that your lights were

you sleeping? Can’t sleep? Or

just…” Dicky was

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

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

he asked, “Mommy, don’t you

a hunch that was the

person whom

can’t raise the

he’s alive?” Dicky said

a real shortage of miracles in

what if Lucas

Cordy sighed. 1

no idea how to curb Dicky’s enthusiasm and obsession with Lucas, since

rather your daddy stay dead, than

and there was a brief flash of