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?"

"I

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

she didn't stay with him for that long and soon

she was

would happen? Would he go free, cleared of

the next twelve days passed. It wasn't the weekend either, so she had to take Dicky to school before

mind?" he asked, looking up at her with his little

it?" Cordy forced

when I told you we need our spring uniform since we have an event today. You usually talk and smile when you drive me to school,

everything succinctly, so Cordy had to hastily come up

think I slept well

last night, and was

unusually nervous because John's trial was

Dicky about that, since children shouldn't have

to be the carefree child he

asked, "Is Daddy's