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.

shut her mouth.

a chaste life for so many years. He could not possibly do something like that!

don’t I lend you my phone so you can give Cordy a call?” Zoe started pulling her phone out from her pocket as she spoke.

to John, a voice

“Young Master.”

nearly screamed

to look in disbelief at the

this man appear right next to

it

have any private contact with anyone before Ms.

d*mned!” Zoe could not hold back a curse.

could this get?!

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

a man,

even

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

at John.

eyes conveyed the question in

wondered if her brother would just lose his freedom entirely if Jessica were to decide to stay in North

to

long?” Zoe asked.