A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 627

"I'm sorry, but I can't help you here."

Lucas rejected Richard nonetheless—they were unrelated, and he had no reason to sacrifice himself.

Richard certainly had more to say. "Daddy—"

"I have a girlfriend, Dicky," Lucas said slowly and deliberately, and in no uncertain terms.

Richard's face clearly fell then.

He refused to believe that his daddy would have a woman other than his mommy!

He loved her so much—how could he love anyone else?!

"That's why I can't go any further with your mommy," Lucas finished then.

"But you do love Mommy and only love her!"

"No, I don't. I only love my girlfriend."

"You worked so hard to woo Mommy back then—"

"Dicky, I'm not your daddy," Lucas repeated patiently then.

"But…"

"No 'buts'," Lucas said, patting Richard's head just then. "Since you know that your mommy is sick and stressed, you need to toughen up and take care of her. Counting on others is not as good as counting on yourself."

Richard bit his little lip—there was really no getting through to his daddy at all.

"I'm going now," Lucas said, and rose to his feet.

"Daddy!" Richard cried out loudly right then.

Lucas sighed—there really was no explaining this, huh?

Whatever.