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,’ Patrick said

her anger, so Patrick simply pointed out, “Did

think it’d go smoothly even if he said no to the engagement? Or that

his family in retaliation? Citizens should

did you miss

“But he lost

protected certain individuals,” Patrick replied with

bit her lip, he continued, “Either

ten-foot pole now that

way around, since John provided the perfect

the engagement, and without them losing any

he worried they’d plot against him?” Cordy asked, skeptical about the logic in

decision. “Also, Jessica would definitely retaliate for not getting

capable of anything.”

nothing to do

reputation to uphold, and William

out in the

on the Levines or anyone involved

are worthless as an ally, since they should be looking for

replace John.”

such, no matter how frustrated or vengeful Jessica would be, she

So there’s

was left stumped

idea whether John really sabotaged his own future just for this, or

was really arrested for breaking

that he would marry Jessica, didn’t

let it

asked around,” Patrick told her. “He’s being held at