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.

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 tool the moment they're born. My

thought I've been blessed with a family like this, that even though I had no freedom in life

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

aloof and he never reacted, while Jessica was talking herself

taken away, she wanted to interrogate him immediately

her from leaving. Her grandfather only let her leave after she agreed to

sorry," John finally

said two cool words after she had said so

glared at him. "You'd rather die than marry me

better don't," John's

into this!"

watch yourself if you want your family to survive,"

"What if I say

suffer more than you

was not marrying me, John Levine! You're nothing without

what you're going to

Jessica stared at him.

towards her, yet he would