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.

she suggested, stay jaded and accept everything arranged for him like a tool, and marry a woman he did not love-just to give

soon eased as he said,

pleading,

"If I fail to save you from harm, I'll marry Jessica

carried the last shred of hopes

refuse, but she suddenly stopped herself and

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

was convinced that

thought so

do, she would retain her rationality

to suffer because

was just gone, and now there

consideration in her life, and the

at that very