A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 494

In the visitor's room, Jessica was staring tearfully at John, but he remained indifferent.

"Was it worth it? Doing this for Cordy?” she eventually asked.

"It has nothing to do with her," John replied. "The situation simply calls for it."

"I know you did it for her," Jessica said staunchly.

"I wont joke around when my life is on the line."

"You'd die for her!"

John became silent at that, whereas Jessica laughed even as tears flowed down her cheeks, making her appear lunatic.

"Did you know, John?" she asked. "I'm getting engaged again."

John blinked.

It appeared he still had some feelings left in him.

the other hand, Jessica's tears flowed freely as she continued, but she seemed to feel nothing. "That's my family for you-everyone is a

with a family like this, that even though I had no freedom in life and I don't get to choose who I marry, it was someone I loved

I met you before she did, I've been with you far longer than she

while Jessica was talking herself into a

John was taken away, she

her from leaving. Her grandfather only let her leave after she agreed to marry another man, allowing her

John finally

cool words after she had said so

rather die than marry me now, don't you?!

don't," John's

into this!" Jessica

you want your family

if I

suffer more than you did

me, John Levine! You're nothing without my family's

better think about what you're going to do!"

Jessica stared at him.

yet he would turn against