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!”

usually smarter than this,’ Patrick said

despite her anger, so Patrick simply pointed

go smoothly even if he said no to

wouldn’t threaten his family in retaliation? Citizens should

did

he lost everything now,’

protected certain individuals,” Patrick replied with no

her lip, he continued, “Either way, Jessica’s family would

a ten-foot pole now that he’s

him and not the other way around, since John provided the perfect excuse for

engagement, and without them losing any

worried they’d plot against him?” Cordy

retaliate

capable of anything.”

would have nothing to do with it,” Patrick said

to uphold, and William wouldn’t try to kick John

in the open.

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

Levines are worthless as an ally, since they should be

replace John.”

or vengeful Jessica

there’s nothing to fear,

was left stumped at

John really sabotaged

was really arrested for

agreed that he would

How could he let it

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