A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 401

After John and Jessica left the crowd of reports and entered the hall, Jessica asked him, "You're not angry, are you? That I didn't tell the journalists that Dicky wasn't my son."

"I'm not," John replied, and there was no emotion in his tone.

It was as if John did not care whatever she did, even if she did it right in front of him.

There were times when Jessica felt like a clown, entertaining no one but herself.

Her eyes flashed icily, and she told herself that he would be hers eventually-that was the only way.

Thus, right now, she could bear with anything he threw her way.

Composing herself, she flashed a good-natured smile and explained, "I just didn't want people talking badly about Dicky, especially since his mother was never revealed. I'm worried there'd be a psychological effect. I’ve already considered him my own son, even when he was a baby."

voice made it clear he

the hall, there weren't many others- there were hardly that many individuals who had the disposition to attend a charity ball organized by people

In short,

so, John and Jessica's appearance did draw attention since

that this charity ball was held in the name of her granddaughter, Jessica. It was the first time the event was held in honor of a grandchild in the Stuart family, and one could see how highly William thought of Jessica-not

arrived with John, the hall erupted with thunderous

began to mingle

a bowtie for once, instead of the usual necktie. His handsome facial features in turn appeared even more pronounced and chiseled, and he was a sight anyone would be inevitably drawn to in the

Jessica wore a

the red magnified her noble passion-it was

beside John, who projected a handsome, lofty but stoic nature, Jessica's beauty, passion and affable

as he watched John and Jessica with guests

them as well. "I earnestly hope that they get

that not happen at