A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 485

Cordy regarded Jessica coolly while her body stiffened ever so slightly, a chill unwittingly running down her spine.

Even so, she repressed the terror seizing her chest and remained incredibly calm.

But even if Cordy didn't show it, Jessica knew for sure that Cordy was afraid—no one would feel nothing in this situation.

"Never crossed your mind that I'd go this far, have you?’ She laughed savagely. "Don't you regret dying by my hand in this fashion? I wont mind admitting trying and failing to take your life so many times, only for you to be so kind as to send yourself to my doorstep. You really shouldn't get full of yourself, y'know?"

"Do you think John would forgive you if you killed me?’ Cordy asked her.

"Would he forgive me even if I don't?" Jessica asked in return. "He'd treat me the same, and it's just better for me if I eliminated a potential threat. And who knows? With you dead, maybe he'd completely give up when there's nothing left for him."

Cordy pursed her lips, her eyes growing colder.

out. She stood up opposite Cordy to look

told the bodyguards

ma'am," they

to open the door for her while gloating, "Sorry, Cordy, but I'm not staying for the mess. You've been allowed to live for far too long, so there's no need to

staring at a black barrel trained

the two bodyguards behind her promptly whipped out their guns to aim at the man...only to find over a dozen

a gap between their formation, so that Patrick,

eyes

bodyguards Jessica posted outside the door

visibly, she growled through clenched teeth, ’What

what you're doing," Patrick replied

you sure you want to turn

reason we're at each other's

be a misunderstanding here, but whatever it is, our grandfathers can