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

You make me happy when you

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

as she was out, since John only had

Would he go free,

passed. It wasn't the weekend either, so she had to take Dicky

he asked, looking up at her with his little

it?" Cordy

asked for yogurt, and gave me my winter uniform 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, but

had to hastily come up with a

don't think I slept well last

the truth-she hardly slept last night, and was quite

unusually nervous because John's trial was

since children shouldn't have to worry about the affairs of

just had to be the

asked, "Is Daddy's trial today,