A Life Debt Repaid novel Chapter 689

Cordy raised a brow. "Why? You don't want to go home?"

"No, I just…" Dicky muttered, and trailed off.

Still, Cordy knew that this was about Lucas.

Was the boy convinced that Lucas was his father, and therefore wanted to spend more time with Lucas?

She actually wondered if Dicky went looking for Lucas earlier today. The thought of that possibility strengthened her resolve to leave the capital.

"Okay…" Dicky finally gave in.

In the end, his mommy didn't love his daddy anymore. Daddy was definitely out of line too, protecting another woman in front of Mommy, and scolding Mommy harshly to boot.

Mommy had every reason to hate Daddy.

"Good night, Mommy. I'm going to bed now."

"Goodnight, dear."

Dicky returned to his room, and stared at the parental test on the table.

He waited the whole day for that, and he wanted to show it to his mommy.

But now, it was pointless.

He tore the papers into pieces, and threw the pieces into the bin.

Since Mommy didn’t care, letting her know would only stress her.

He would be the only one who knew, and he would protect his mommy with everything he had.

And that was enough.

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The next day, Cordy told Jesse that they were going back to North City after breakfast.

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The Lynds arrived in the afternoon, albeit with less pomp than before. It was just Jean, her eldest son and his wife, along with Lucas and Nana.

Jesse didn’t gather everyone in his family either, since the less people involved in an apology, the better. It was the right way to extend an olive branch.

After a bit of small talk, Jean spoke first. "Nana made it very clear she was just greedy and couldn't resist eating the mango cake, and that it had nothing to do with you, Cordy. My apologies for giving you grief."

"It's nothing as long as we can clear the air. Nana already apologized to me yesterday, too."

"You're really understanding, just like your mother was," Jean said earnestly.

Cordy simply smiled politely.

"Oh, here. Take this. It's a diamond bracelet, and I think it suits you a lot."

As Jean spoke, she took out the bracelet, intending to put it on Cordy's wrist. However, Cordy quickly refused. "You're much too kind, Mrs. Lynd. But really, there's nothing between me and Nana. I can't accept such a precious gift."