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 Cordy the

but soon eased as he said, "Can you give me

was pleading,

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

shred of hopes

she suddenly stopped herself

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

skeptical that John was really interested in her, and was convinced that he wanted revenge for dumping him back

thought so even

do, she would retain her rationality and refrain from taking

suffer because of men again

and

honestly tired. Men were no longer any point of consideration in

so, at that