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

so Patrick simply pointed out, “Did you

smoothly even if he said no to the engagement? Or that Jessica’s

in retaliation? Citizens should never

government officials-or did

“But he lost everything now,’

individuals,” Patrick replied

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

ten-foot pole now that he’s

around, since John provided

and without

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

definitely retaliate for not getting John. You

capable of anything.”

Jessica’s family would have nothing to do

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

out in

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

an ally, since they should be looking

replace John.”

no matter how frustrated or vengeful Jessica would

there’s nothing

was left

She had no idea whether John really sabotaged his own future just for this,

arrested for

agreed that he would marry Jessica,

it be called off halfway

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