A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 491

Patrick chuckled and teased her, “So you actually can get nervous?” “I just want to

know the truth,” Cordy replied. “Jessica’s wedding with John concerns my safety and

personal gain.”

Yes, she was just being selfish. The only thing she cared about was whether she

could get Dicky even though the wedding fell through!

Patrick shrugged and stopped leaving her hanging. “Before John could say1 I do’,

Rocktown’s police commissioner himself stormed in with a warrant for his arrest.

Turns out John’s a suspect in a corporate criminal conspiracy.’

Cordy’s fingers clenched. Patrick asked her, “Do you know what that means?”

“The wedding’s off,” Cordy replied.

Patrick laughed at that. “Even I can’t bear to watch this, Cordy. The man would go this

far for you, not holding back from destroying his own reputation and his own future

just to stop this wedding. And you’re being this calm?”

“How else would I react? Can I change anything?” Cordy asked in return. “I don’t get

it-how is this different from just rejecting the engagement? He’d be ruining his

reputation, anyway!”

thought you’re usually smarter than this,’

despite her anger, so Patrick simply pointed

he said no to the

in retaliation? Citizens should never pick

officials-or did

he lost everything now,’ Cordy

he protected certain individuals,” Patrick replied with

lip, he continued, “Either way,

pole now that he’s been charged.

way around, since John

the engagement, and

“Isn’t he worried they’d plot against him?” Cordy asked, skeptical about

“Also, Jessica would definitely retaliate for not getting John. You know

capable of anything.”

“Maybe, but Jessica’s family would have nothing

family has a reputation to uphold, and William wouldn’t try to kick John when

out in the open.

wouldn’t waste time on the Levines or anyone involved with

ally, since they should be looking for

replace John.”

no matter how frustrated or

there’s nothing to

was left

John really sabotaged his

arrested for

agreed that he

could he let it be called off

Patrick told her. “He’s being held