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

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

to see

A shiver crept down

was very

not 100% assured.

If this stalemate continued long enough that William Stuart or James Stuart

they would send the

were ultimately loyal to William, and would carry out

orders without fail.

have that much time to consider,” Patrick soon reminded

Jessica gritted her teeth, reluctant to suffer yet

life just to

was far less than hers in

her mind, she was too frustrated to relent. “What

that far for

John!”

what John thinks,” Patrick admitted.

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

built

“So? Do you

time was limited, or it would soon be

regrets.

Jessica clenched

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