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 replied

“Really?”

shrugged. “I was

“Did you know, Cordy? You

so petty.”

that there was something really wrong with

stay with him for that long and soon left

was out, since John only

What would happen? Would he go free, cleared of

with considerable stress and unease as the next

either, so she had to

to the courthouse.

your mind?” he asked,

“What is it?” Cordy

me fresh milk when I asked for yogurt,

we need our spring uniform since

me to school, but you look so serious

happened?”

Dicky listed everything succinctly, so Cordy had to hastily

don’t think I slept well

It was the truth-she hardly slept last

Naturally, she was also unusually nervous because John’s trial was

didn’t tell Dicky about that, since children

the affairs of