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 this,’ Patrick said

so

go smoothly even if he said no to

his family in retaliation? Citizens should never

officials-or did

he lost

certain individuals,” Patrick

bit her lip, he continued,

now that he’s been charged. Now it’s them

other way around, since John

and without them losing any

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

Jessica would definitely retaliate for not getting John.

capable of anything.”

“Maybe, but Jessica’s family would have nothing

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

out in the

the Levines or anyone involved with

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

replace John.”

how frustrated or vengeful Jessica

there’s nothing to

was left stumped at

idea whether John really sabotaged

really arrested for

agreed that he would

he let it be called

asked around,” Patrick told