A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 224

She pulled her brother all the way to a dark corner in the backyard of the house. “John, what’s with your engagement to Jessica?!”

Zoe was in a rage but she had to suppress her volume.

Her eyes darted warily toward the house, for fear that someone would come by.

“How is she?” John counter-questioned in his low voice.

He was, of course, referring to Cordy.

“You have the cheek to ask about her?!” Zoe said in a huff, “You vanished into thin air over these

two days just like that, not picking up your phone and completely missing in action. How do you. think she’s doing? She’s probably putting up a strong front, what else? Do you want her to drown

in her tears?”

“My phone was confiscated by Grandpa,” John explained, “He’s keeping a very close watch on me.”

“I knew Grandpa, that old fox, was sly and cunning. What are you going to do now? Will you really marry Jessica?” Zoe asked, “Or were you really fooling around with Cordy…”

John glared at her.

her

chaste life for so many years. He could not

Cordy a call?” Zoe started pulling her phone out from

she could hand the phone over to John,

“Young Master.”

screamed

turned around to look in disbelief at the bodyguard in black

appear

did it so discreetly.

any private contact with anyone before Ms.

could not hold

inhumane could

first, and everything he says went in the Levine family. But did he have

man, not a

even an ounce of

Old Master’s orders. Young Master, Miss, please understand,”

at John.

now? The look in her eyes conveyed the question in her mind.

just lose his freedom entirely if Jessica were to decide to stay in North City

her to wait for me.”

long?” Zoe asked.