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

anger, so

think it’d go smoothly even if he said no to the

retaliation?

officials-or did you

lost everything now,’

protected certain individuals,” Patrick replied with no uncertain

her lip, he continued, “Either

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

other way around, since John provided the perfect excuse for

and

“Isn’t he worried they’d plot against him?” Cordy

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

capable of anything.”

Jessica’s family would have nothing to

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

least, not out in the open. In

or anyone involved

as an ally, since they

replace John.”

no matter how frustrated or vengeful Jessica

there’s

Cordy was left stumped at

whether John really sabotaged his own future just

arrested for breaking the

agreed that he would marry

How could he let it be called off

Patrick told her. “He’s being