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?”

shrugged. “I

“Did you know, Cordy? You make me happy

so petty.”

that there was something really wrong

with him for that long

soon as she was out, since John only had twelve

happen? Would he go free,

Cordy was laden with considerable stress and unease as

passed. It wasn’t the weekend either, so she had to take Dicky

to the courthouse.

asked,

it?” Cordy

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

you we need our spring uniform since

you drive me to school, but you look so serious

happened?”

succinctly, so Cordy had to hastily come up

think I slept well

It was the truth-she hardly slept last night, and was quite

Naturally, she was also unusually

didn’t tell Dicky about that,

the affairs of