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

leaderless and powerless against yours. They’d kill so many birds with one stone,

it’s natural they’d love to

darkened. A shiver crept down her

After all, Patrick’s scenario was very logical-it was very likely to happen,

not 100% assured.

If this stalemate continued long enough that William Stuart

they would send the

she had were ultimately loyal to William, and would carry out

orders without fail.

you don’t have that much

her teeth, reluctant to suffer

she refused to give her life just to have Cordy

was far less than hers in

already made up her mind, she was too frustrated to relent.

that far for her?!

John!”

what John thinks,” Patrick admitted. “But Cordy saved

family to thank for this, since you’ve all been

I wouldn’t have built a fire-forged friendship with

hurried Jessica. “So? Do you

reminder to her that time was

regrets.

Jessica clenched her

might, she was unable to say the words at the tip of her