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!”

smarter than

Cordy stayed silent despite her anger, so Patrick

it’d go smoothly even if he said no

retaliation? Citizens should

officials-or did you miss that

he lost everything

protected certain individuals,”

continued, “Either way, Jessica’s family

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

around, since John provided the perfect

the engagement, and without them losing

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

decision. “Also, Jessica would definitely retaliate for not

capable of anything.”

would have nothing to do with it,”

reputation to uphold, and William

not out in

Levines or anyone involved

they should be looking for their

replace John.”

no matter how frustrated or

alone… So there’s

was left stumped at

really sabotaged his own future just for this,

arrested for breaking

They agreed that he would marry Jessica,

it be called off halfway

Patrick told her. “He’s being held