A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 313

The room was once again silent, since Cordy's words left John dumbstruck.

They stared each other down for a while until John smiled wistfully. 'Is it that hard to work with me, Cordy?"

Cordy's chest actually stung.

John had always been despotic, but those words carried such heartbreak and helplessness.

Even so, she said, 'I've already made things very clear to you after the announcement of your engagement with Jessica Stuart. We aren't that close that I have to suffer everything for your sake. In fact, the Stuarts want to take me down right now because of you, and I don't have what it takes to fight back. Why should I suffer for whatever it is going on between you and Jessica? Do you think it's fair?!"

Cordy remained staunch as ever to the point that John actually felt like he would never have her.

All his perseverance now had been futile, even incurring her disgust and bringing her more harm.

as she suggested, stay jaded and accept everything arranged for him like a tool,

as he said, "Can you give me

pleading,

bit her lip as he promised her, "If I fail to save you from harm, I'll marry Jessica and

the last shred

refuse, but she suddenly

ever since he learned that John had hidden the fact that Richard was her son and was

interested in her, and was convinced that

so even

matter what John would do, she would retain her rationality and refrain

want to suffer because of

and now there

tired. Men were no longer any point of consideration in her life, and the only hope she

at