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

doing up? Wasn’t

a lot weighing on his mind. What on earth was going

put down her

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

sleep? Or are you not used to

I’m just…” Dicky was once again

him seriously but also teasing him. “Is there

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

“Mommy, don’t you miss

a hunch that was the

about the only person whom Dicky

can’t raise the dead,” she

if he’s alive?” Dicky

a real shortage of miracles in this

if

Cordy sighed. 1

idea how to curb Dicky’s enthusiasm and obsession with Lucas, since even the parental test before couldn’t convince

daddy stay dead,

moment, and there was a