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.

flowed freely as she continued, but she seemed to feel nothing. "That's my family for you-everyone is

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

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

he never reacted, while Jessica

she wanted to interrogate

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

sorry," John

only said two cool words after she

she glared at him. "You'd rather die than marry me now, don't

better don't," John's

forced me into this!"

want your family to

if

suffer more than 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

what you're going to

Jessica stared at him.

been indifferent towards her, yet