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

I’m just doing my best to live my life, so could you please

me?!”

that from now on, I won’t bother you until

resolved my personal affairs,’

even know who sent me the invitation?!” Cordy demanded in

William Stuart himself!”

“I know.”

think I would still get to operate a business if I

to do

attention.”

attention even

John, and it’s all

will make it

don’t need that!” Cordy snapped, refusing him.”I’m definitely going

ball in Rocktown. Whatever’s going on between

or a shotgun wedding, it

listen to me. Don’t get impulsive

going just to upset you? Do you think I want to go at all?! I have

a fact! If I didn’t, I’d

that to coerce Patrick Stuart into

never should have worked

snorted coldly-so John knew, but did not care about

saying that I’m getting too much attention.

survive

“You shouldn’t depend on him,’ John

less reason to depend on you,”

attend the

when I can,” John simply said, and

was as stubborn