A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 499

In fact, Cordy herself had been wary of Jessica.

She had been rather uneasy after the two months of peace, worried that Jessica would strike at her out of the blue.

Patrick's take naturally afforded her some relief-she was at least safe before Jessica got married.

With that, Cordy didn't drag on her conversation with Patrick. They soon hung up, since he was a busy man.

Cordy hesitated for a moment in her office. Then, she headed to the detention center with the four bodyguards Patrick arranged for her.

John was visibly skinnier in his prison uniform and bald haircut.

In fact, he had been losing weight every day since he was arrested.

Even if he was smiling every time she came to visit, it wasn't that hard to tell that he wasn't doing well.

"Don't look at me like that," he said feebly. 'I know I look hideous right now."

He was certainly a lot less bright and glamorous than when he was the scion of the Levines.

Cordy averted her eyes-he wasn't hideous to her, but it hurt to see how skinny he was.

issues, and it wasn't relapsing because he had

suffer agonizing pain if

knowing that he would

grandfather's liquidating the family's estates," Cordy

spoken to my grandfather before I was arrested -success draws too much attention, and liquidating the

think that's a shame?" Cordy

he said, that was a lot of assets and a remarkable legacy.

enough, and we've relished our

wasn't this relieved that he was

since John wasn’t the one who built this legacy, he

coming along?" Cordy couldn't resist

court summons on the 27th, which means I

lie to me,

as she was suddenly afraid to face the outcome of the

was, either. What if

never dare," John said

"I'm being serious."

really locked up for the rest of my life, I'll let you marry someone

nothing, he said, "I'm