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.

nothing. "That's my family for you-everyone is a tool the

thought I've been blessed with a family like this, that even though I had no freedom in life and I don't get to choose

even if you didn't love me-l'd be content 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

never reacted, while Jessica was talking herself into a

instant John was taken away, she wanted to interrogate him immediately

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

John

said two cool words after

die than marry me now, don't you?! I shall repay you

better don't," John's

forced me into

if you want your family to survive," John

laughed. "What if I

more than

would make me suffer? You?!" Jessica scoffed. "Your worst choice ever was not marrying me, John Levine! You're nothing without my family's protection, and the ones you want to protect would

what you're going to do!"

Jessica stared at him.

her, yet he would turn against her