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

stayed silent despite her anger, so

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

retaliation? Citizens should never pick

government officials-or did you

“But he lost everything now,’

return, he protected certain individuals,” Patrick replied

continued, “Either way, Jessica’s

with a ten-foot pole now that he’s been charged. Now it’s

since John provided the perfect

engagement, and without them losing any

against him?” Cordy asked, skeptical

definitely retaliate for

capable of anything.”

have nothing to do with it,” Patrick

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

least, not out in the open. In fact,

or anyone

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

replace John.”

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

there’s nothing to fear,

was left stumped at

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

really arrested for breaking the

They agreed that he would marry Jessica, didn’t

How could he let it

Patrick told her.