A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 542

There was sheer terror in Cordy's eyes as she shrieked, "Dicky!"

"Cordy," John said, quickly wrapping his arms around her and coaxing her, "Calm down. It's John. I'm here. You were just having a bad dream."

"No… Dicky…" Cordy's tears began to gush nonetheless.

She just had a nightmare that Jessica pushed her boy off a cliff.

She tried to protect him but was unable to reach them in time, and she could only watch as Richard's tiny frame fell off the cliff amid Jesscia's maniacal laughter.

"Wake up, Cordy," John said, cupping her tearful cheeks.

He saw that the fear in her eyes was not fading, and there was no focus in her gaze.

Still, she blinked when she finally heard his voice.

"John. I just saw Dicky… but Jessica pushed him off a cliff…"

"That won't happen!" John told her determinedly. "I'll save Dicky—I won't let anything happen to her!"

"But…" Cordy murmured, though her eyes were finally starting to focus.

She could see John from up close, but she could not control her hysteria.

She could remember her nightmare, and it was just so vivid.

"Calm down, I'm here," John said, gathering her firmly into his arms again. "I'll protect you and Dicky."

Cordy leaned on his chest and listened to the powerful thump of his heartbeat, the regular rhythm calming her slightly just then.

But at that very moment, John's phone started to ring.

Cordy just started to calm down for a moment, but she was soon on her toes again, like a cat put through a desperate situation.

John kept one arm around her to comfort her while the other picked up the phone and saw the unregistered number.