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!

Cordy replied

“Really?”

shrugged. “I was

upwards. “Did you know, Cordy? You make me happy

so petty.”

Cordy thought to herself that there was something

didn’t stay with him for that long and

as soon as she was out, since John only had

What would happen? Would he

Cordy was laden with considerable stress

she

to the courthouse.

your mind?” he asked, looking up at her

it?” Cordy forced

fresh milk when I asked for yogurt, and gave

need our spring uniform since we have an event

me to school, but you look so serious

happened?”

had to

I slept well

truth-she hardly slept last night, and was

was also unusually nervous because John’s

Dicky about that, since children shouldn’t have to worry

affairs