A Life Debt Repaid novel Chapter 798

The door creaked, and Dicky's voice could be heard as it opened.

"Come in, Lucas. Mommy's not around anyway…"

Just as he finished, he found Cordy seated on the couch and looking utterly pessimistic.

"Mommy?" Dicky gasped in surprise. "When did you come back?"

Why didn't she call him after she did, or went looking for him?

Lucas—no, John—was frowning at Cordy as well, and there was a slight displeasure in his tone. "Why didn't you say anything after you came back?"

Cordy turned towards John, and wondered what he went through that he would make his face into that state.

Her eyes welled with tears, which started to gush quietly; as if a dam had broken.

She wondered for a moment if she would end up using up all the tears she had for the rest of her life.

John was shocked by her reaction—had she always been so vulnerable?

She certainly wasn't whenever they got into fights.

Dicky was shocked too. "What's wrong, Mommy? Please, you're scaring me… Wait, was the test result a dud? That means it has to be an issue with the issue. I never told you, but the last time we're here at the capital, I already did another test, and the result was—Oof!"

Cordy clasped a hand over Dicky’s mouth, and was shaking her head ever so slightly.

A gesture for the boy to keep quiet.

Dicky's eyes widened—why?!

If she knew Lucas was actually his daddy, they should tell him right now so he would return to them…

Still, Dicky soon realized that she might want to tell Lucas alone. Naturally, he had to be tactful about this.

"I mean, you're a little late, and Dicky still hasn't eaten dinner," John explained. "I'm just a little upset that you could've come to us if you returned early. Dicky's been waiting for you to come home and eat with you."

He was planning to take Dicky to the restaurant to eat, since Cordy must’ve left because of something important and probably wouldn’t be back for dinner.

Dicky, however, was convinced that his mommy would make it back in time. Thus, John had no choice but to starve and wait with the boy.

He was a little bored with waiting when Dicky mentioned something about programming.

Come to think of it, what did the boy know of programming?

Either way, he didn’t ask any questions and simply followed Dicky to their room, where they found Cordy sitting there and spacing out.

He was a little uncomfortable at the thought that she would rather do that than come to them.

He even declared his feelings for her! And yet, was she not going to spare him even an ounce of dignity?!