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!”

“I thought you’re usually smarter than

despite her anger, so Patrick simply pointed out, “Did

if he said no to the

wouldn’t threaten his family in retaliation? Citizens should never

did you miss that

lost everything

protected certain individuals,” Patrick replied with no uncertain

bit her lip, he continued, “Either

John with a ten-foot pole now that he’s been charged. Now it’s

other way around, since

annul the engagement, and without them losing any

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

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

capable of anything.”

“Maybe, but Jessica’s family would have nothing to

family has a reputation to uphold, and William

in the open. In

on the Levines or anyone involved with

they should be looking

replace John.”

frustrated or

So there’s nothing to fear,

left

sabotaged his own future just for this,

really arrested for breaking the

They agreed that he would marry

could he let it be called off halfway

I just asked around,” Patrick told her.