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!”

you’re usually smarter than this,’ Patrick said

Cordy stayed silent despite her anger, so Patrick simply pointed out,

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

family in retaliation? Citizens

did

“But he lost

return, he protected certain individuals,” Patrick

he continued, “Either way,

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

him and not the other way around, since John

the engagement, and

against him?” Cordy asked,

retaliate for not getting John.

capable of anything.”

Jessica’s family would have nothing to

and William wouldn’t

down—at least, not out in the open. In fact,

wouldn’t waste time on the Levines or anyone

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

replace John.”

no matter how frustrated or vengeful Jessica would be, she would

there’s

Cordy was left

whether John really sabotaged his

really arrested

They agreed that he would

it be called off halfway

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