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

know, Cordy? You make me happy when you

with him. Nonetheless, she didn't stay with him for

turned moody as soon as she was out,

happen? Would he go

as the next twelve days passed. It wasn't the weekend either, so she had to

he asked, looking up at her with

is it?" Cordy

told you we need our spring uniform since we have an event today. You

succinctly, so Cordy had to

don't think I slept

was the truth-she hardly slept last

unusually nervous because John's trial

children shouldn't

to be the

"Is Daddy's trial today,