A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 393

“Why?” Cordy asked, working hard to keep herself calm.

“I’ll explain when I get back,” John replied.

“Are you going to announce your wedding date?” Cordy asked bluntly.

John was left silent for heartbeats, while Cordy made herself very clear.” It’s already

expected. It doesn’t affect me at all.”

“That’s not all-”

“You’re scarily selfish, John,” she said, putting weight behind every word.

John felt his breath leave his lungs right then.

At the same time, Cordy continued, “Whether this marriage is by your will or

otherwise, Jessica Stuart considers you her partner now. It’s a legitimate relationship,

so why would you keep clinging to me? Is this fair to her? Sure, I’m not that much of a

saint to sympathize with someone who wants me dead, but it still disgusts me how

irresponsible you can be-to her and to me.”

“I will never marry Jessica Stuart,” John repeated, his tone somber and obviously

repressing his rage.

“That’s your business,” Cordy snapped, losing control as well. “You can do whatever

my best to live my life, so could

me?!”

promise that from now on,

personal affairs,’

know who sent me the invitation?!” Cordy

William Stuart himself!”

“I know.”

think I would still get to operate a business if I said

to do is avoid

attention.”

draw attention even if

do now, John, and it’s all because

make it up

Cordy snapped, refusing

ball in Rocktown. Whatever’s going on between you and Jessica -whether

shotgun

to me. Don’t

upset you? Do you think I want to go at

a fact! If I didn’t, I’d be disrespecting the Stuarts, and William Stuart can

that to coerce Patrick Stuart into cutting

“You never should have

snorted coldly-so John knew, but

“You’re the one who’s saying that I’m getting too much attention. How much longer

you think I’d survive without him shielding

on him,’

reason

“Either way, I’m not letting you attend the ball

I can,” John simply

was as stubborn as he