A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 514

John’s voice was a little quiet, but he showed no weakness as he stood upright.

Sean’s gaze was in turn sharp. “I would like to question you regarding your

involvement in this case. From any instance between 2018 to 2021, did you already

notice Wade Jonas and Hunter Stevenson conspiring against you? Did you know and

allowed it to happen without any response? You had close ties with the Stuarts, after

all.”

Cordy became tense at that.

Sean was clearly leading John on to a trap, and John would be charged with

misprision if he admitted to it!

That line of questioning was simply inappropriate, but Toby did not raise an objection

against Sean’s leading.

He simply stood at his corner, appearing calm.

In reality, Toby simply trusted John-even if everyone else was worried that Sean would

lure John into incriminating himself, Toby knew John would not fall for it.

Moreover, John was able to provide him with so much concrete evidence and at a

standard that Toby thought impossible in his twenty years working

certainly sharp enough that no one

eyes.

said, before slowly sensing. “To be precise,

a month before I returned

at the time, since there were

could con with the same tricks by

you returned to the country earlier this

from reporting it because of your

Sean was once again accosting

at the time that

their crimes since I would not benefit from it. In fact,

and reputation were on the line. However,

Stevenson enough to know that they were not this

in line even after swindling them. The

be that they have powerful

and not accusing John of trying to

responsibility.

clandestine investigation to avoid

comes to people in power, they would swiftly move to

against them once they are alerted

point, uncovering the truth would

that I would not

the appropriate decision.”

yet again.

“As such, I started monitoring Wade and Hunter, observing their

I found the money trail,

relationship with themaside from my engagement with Jessica