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.

continued, but she seemed to feel nothing. "That's my family for you-everyone is a tool the moment they're born. My parents,

though I had no freedom in life and I don't get to choose who I marry, it was

I met you before she did, I've been with you far longer than she had been, and I love you more than

aloof and he never reacted, while Jessica was talking herself into a nervous

she wanted to interrogate him

tight leash and forbade her from leaving. Her grandfather only let

John finally

gasped-he only said two cool words

as she glared at him. "You'd rather die than marry me now, don't you?! I shall

don't," John's expressions turned

forced me into

if you want your family to

laughed. "What if I say

more than

"Your worst choice ever was not marrying me, John Levine! You're nothing without my family's

what you're going

Jessica stared at him.

her, yet he would turn against her over Cordy