A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 491

Patrick chuckled and teased her, "So you actually can get nervous?" "I just want to know the truth," Cordy replied. "Jessica's wedding with John concerns my safety and personal gain."

Yes, she was just being selfish. The only thing she cared about was whether she could get Dicky even though the wedding fell through!

Patrick shrugged and stopped leaving her hanging. "Before John could say1 I do’, Rocktown's police commissioner himself stormed in with a warrant for his arrest. Turns out John's a suspect in a corporate criminal conspiracy.’

Cordy's fingers clenched. Patrick asked her, "Do you know what that means?"

"The wedding's off," Cordy replied.

Patrick laughed at that. "Even I can't bear to watch this, Cordy. The man would go this far for you, not holding back from destroying his own reputation and his own future just to stop this wedding. And you’re being this calm?"

"How else would I react? Can I change anything?" Cordy asked in return. "I don't get it-how is this different from just rejecting the engagement? He'd be ruining his reputation, anyway!"

you're usually smarter than this,’ Patrick said

anger, so Patrick simply pointed out, "Did you really think it'd go smoothly even if he said no to the engagement? Or that Jessica's family wouldn't threaten his family in retaliation? Citizens should never pick fights with government officials-or

everything

certain individuals,"

to touch John with a ten-foot pole now that he's been charged. Now it's them who's rejecting him and not the other way around, since John provided the perfect excuse for them to

in the decision. "Also, Jessica would definitely retaliate for not getting John.

Patrick said plainly. "Our family has a reputation to uphold, and William wouldn't try to kick John when he's down—at least, not out in the

the Levines or anyone involved with them now that the Levines are worthless as an ally, since they should be looking

matter how frustrated or vengeful Jessica would be, she would be alone... So there's nothing to fear,

left

just for this, or if he was really arrested

agreed that he would

could he let it

I just asked around," Patrick told her. "He's being held at Rocktown Detention Center at the moment, but since the crimes he's charged with were committed in North City, he'd be transported there for his trial in