A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 499

In fact, Cordy herself had been wary of Jessica.

She had been rather uneasy after the two months of peace, worried that Jessica

would strike at her out of the blue.

Patrick’s take naturally afforded her some relief-she was at least safe before Jessica

got married.

With that, Cordy didn’t drag on her conversation with Patrick. They soon hung up,

since he was a busy man.

Cordy hesitated for a moment in her office. Then, she headed to the detention center

with the four bodyguards Patrick arranged for her.

John was visibly skinnier in his prison uniform and bald haircut.

In fact, he had been losing weight every day since he was arrested.

Even if he was smiling every time she came to visit, it wasn’t that hard to tell that he

wasn’t doing well.

“Don’t look at me like that,” he said feebly. ‘I know I look hideous right now.”

He was certainly a lot less bright and glamorous than when he was the scion of the

Levines.

wasn’t hideous to her, but it

was.

She remembered that he had gastric issues, and

keeping himself

He would suffer agonizing

knowing that he would suffer

grandfather’s liquidating the family’s estates,” Cordy told

replied. “I’ve spoken to

too much attention, and liquidating the family

maintain our family’s legacy. When we have nothing, nobody will

think that’s a

what he said, that was a lot of assets and a remarkable legacy. Yet,

going to lose it just

relished our time in the limelight.” John

indifferent.

this relieved that

wasn’t the one who built

liquidation.

trial coming along?” Cordy couldn’t resist

“It’s going well,’ John said. “Just received the

I have

lie to me, John,”

a beat, as she was suddenly afraid to face the outcome of

because she lacked

She had no idea how confident John was, either. What if it

everyone?

dare,” John said

“I’m being serious.”