A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 486

Nonetheless, Jessica didn’t give up. “Do you think you’d still be a Stuart if you did

this? That your grandfather could defend you for this? Forget your grandfather-you’d

be arrested! And that would be the end of your family!”

“If you put it that way…” Patrick muttered, clearly hesitant.

Jessica’s eyes flashed with smugness, pleased by her own cunningness.

When it comes to the Stuarts, they never did care who they hurt and would bury their

conscience when they stood to gain from something.

Cordy saved Patrick’s life, but so what? They would abandon family at the drop of a

hat!

However, that was the same reasoning that foiled Jessica’s ploy, as Patrick suddenly

said, ’Actually, it just occurred to me… If this stalemate continued, your grandfather or

brother would order you to kill Cordy anyway. I’d kill you in retaliation, which gives

them the excuse to have me arrested immediately, since that would leave my family

They’d kill

to see that happen, don’t you

expression darkened. A shiver crept

logical-it was very

not 100% assured.

long enough that William

would send

ultimately loyal to William, and

orders without fail.

cousin, you don’t have that much time to

Jessica gritted her teeth, reluctant to suffer yet another

to give her life just to have Cordy killed. That b*tch’s

far less

had already made up her mind,

go that far for her?! You’re giving up on your

John!”

“I don’t know what John thinks,” Patrick admitted. “But Cordy saved me. I

for this, since you’ve all been so relentless in trying

wouldn’t have built a fire-forged

Jessica. “So? Do you

her that time

regrets.

Jessica clenched her

she might, she was unable to