A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 401

After John and Jessica left the crowd of reports and entered the hall, Jessica asked

him, “You’re not angry, are you? That I didn’t tell the journalists that Dicky wasn’t my

son.”

“I’m not,” John replied, and there was no emotion in his tone.

It was as if John did not care whatever she did, even if she did it right in front of him.

There were times when Jessica felt like a clown, entertaining no one but herself.

Her eyes flashed icily, and she told herself that he would be hers eventually-that was

the only way.

Thus, right now, she could bear with anything he threw her way.

Composing herself, she flashed a good-natured smile and explained, “I just didn’t

want people talking badly about Dicky, especially since his mother was never

revealed. I’m worried there’d be a psychological effect. I’ve already considered him my

own son, even when he was a baby.”

replied, but his voice made it

all.

weren’t many others- there were hardly

disposition to attend a

such prestige

either top business

short, for the average Joe, they only get to

television or other

Even so, John and Jessica’s appearance did draw attention since they

protagonists for

the outset, William had insisted that this charity ball was held in the name of

the first time

and one

Jessica-not even James had

John, the hall

into the ballroom, and began

in and out of the crowd

and wore a bowtie for once, instead

His handsome facial features in turn

a sight anyone would be inevitably

other hand, Jessica wore a striking

pink gown which accentuated

the red magnified her noble passion-it was an absolute declaration that she

main star tonight.