A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 500

From the outset, it was only Jessica who was in love with John-in fact, all those terrible things she had done was for his sake.

Yet, did John not feel guilty towards her current predicament at all?

"I do, but not as much as you'd think," John admitted. "I can't pretend to ignore her repeated attempts to have you killed."

"But she's serious about you-’

"You matter more than I do," John said determinedly.

In other words, he was willing to take anything Jessica threw at him, not Cordy.

Cordy's heart skipped a beat, and she got a little emotional from John's protectiveness.

John in turn raised a brow and asked, "What, you'd rather I be nicer to her?"

He was obviously scrawny now, but he still had the visage of a self- important CEO.

Did he think he still was one? His family's estate was almost completely sold off!

"No," Cordy replied nonetheless.

"Really?"

shrugged. "I was

curled upwards. "Did you know, Cordy? You make me

with him. Nonetheless, she didn't stay with him for that long and soon left

she was out, since

he go free, cleared

and unease as the next twelve days passed. It wasn't the weekend either, so

asked, looking up at her with his little

Cordy forced a

asked for yogurt, and gave me my winter uniform when I told you we need our spring uniform since

everything succinctly, so Cordy had to hastily come up with

don't think I slept

hardly slept last night, and was quite

nervous because John's trial was

that, since children shouldn't have

be the carefree child he

asked, "Is