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.

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

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

with just having you with me after we're married...so how could you do this to me?! How am I less than Cordy Sachs?! I met you before she did, I've been with you far longer than she had been, and I love you more than she ever would! Why cant you love me? Why do you refuse to even

aloof and he never reacted, while Jessica was talking

she

her from leaving. Her grandfather only let her

sorry," John finally

gasped-he only said two cool words after she had said

"You'd rather die than marry me

John's

into this!"

better watch yourself if you want your family to survive," John

laughed. "What if

suffer more

marrying me, John Levine! You're nothing without my family's protection, and the ones you

you're going

Jessica stared at him.

been indifferent towards her, yet he would turn against her