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.

fact, he wondered if he should compromise himself as she suggested, stay jaded and accept everything arranged for him like a tool, and marry a woman he did not love-just to give

knuckles clenched but soon eased as he said, "Can

was pleading, quietly and

lip as he promised her, "If I fail to save you from harm, I'll marry Jessica and not bother you

the last shred of hopes

refuse, but she

John had hidden the fact that Richard was her son and was relentlessly courting

convinced that he wanted revenge

so even

do, she would retain her rationality and refrain

to suffer

just gone, and now there

point of consideration in her life, and

at that very