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!"

thought you're usually smarter than

silent despite her 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

lost everything

protected certain individuals," Patrick replied with no uncertain

continued, "Either way, Jessica's family would refuse 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

Cordy asked, skeptical about the logic in the decision. "Also,

to uphold, and William

with them now that the Levines are worthless as an ally, since they should be looking for their next target to

be, she

was left stumped at

no idea whether John really sabotaged his own future just for this, or if he was really arrested for breaking

that he would marry

let it be called off halfway

but since the crimes he's charged with were committed in North City, he'd be transported there for his trial in five days at most. Do you want to see him right now, or wait