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

had lived a chaste life for so many

call?” Zoe

over to John, a voice sounded from the

“Young Master.”

nearly screamed with

at the bodyguard in black

man appear

it

for you to not have any private contact with anyone before Ms. Stuart leaves North

be d*mned!” Zoe could not

could this

ruled with an iron first, and everything he says went in the Levine family. But did he have

man, not a dog.

deserve even an

am merely acting according to Old Master’s orders. Young Master, Miss, please understand,”

at John.

The look in her eyes conveyed

if her brother would just lose his freedom entirely if Jessica were

to wait for

long?” Zoe asked.