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.

it wasn't relapsing because he had been keeping himself

agonizing pain

that

family's estates," Cordy told

-success draws too much attention, and liquidating the family estates is the best way to maintain our family's legacy. When we have nothing, nobody will

that's a

a

enough, and we've relished our time in the limelight."

Alan wasn't this relieved that

who built this legacy,

your trial coming along?" Cordy couldn't resist

well,’ John said. "Just received the court summons on the 27th,

lie to me, John," Cordy

as she was suddenly afraid to face the outcome of

had no idea how confident John was, either. What

dare," John said

"I'm being serious."

I'm really locked up for the

he said, "I'm