A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 500

From the outset, it was only Jessica who was in love with John-in fact, all those

terrible things she had done was for his sake.

Yet, did John not feel guilty towards her current predicament at all?

“I do, but not as much as you’d think,” John admitted. “I can’t pretend to ignore her

repeated attempts to have you killed.”

“But she’s serious about you-’

“You matter more than I do,” John said determinedly.

In other words, he was willing to take anything Jessica threw at him, not Cordy.

Cordy’s heart skipped a beat, and she got a little emotional from John’s

protectiveness.

John in turn raised a brow and asked, “What, you’d rather I be nicer to her?”

He was obviously scrawny now, but he still had the visage of a self- important CEO.

Did he think he still was one? His family’s estate was almost completely sold off!

“No,” Cordy

“Really?”

Cordy shrugged. “I

you know, Cordy?

so petty.”

herself that there was something really wrong with

for that long and soon left the detention

moody as soon as she was out, since John only had twelve days

he go free, cleared of

Cordy was laden with considerable stress and unease as the

either, so she had

to the courthouse.

Is something on your mind?” he asked, looking up at

“What is it?”

“You brought me fresh milk when I asked for yogurt, and gave me my winter

when I told you we need our spring

talk and smile when you drive me to school, but you look so serious

happened?”

Cordy had

I

truth-she hardly slept last night, and

Naturally, she was also unusually nervous because

tell Dicky about that,

affairs