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 was just

know, Cordy? You make me happy when you get

wrong with him. Nonetheless, she didn't stay with him for that long

as soon as she was out, since John

happen? Would he go

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

on your mind?" he asked, looking up at

is it?" Cordy

uniform since we

everything succinctly, so Cordy had to hastily come up with

don't think I slept well last

truth-she hardly slept last

also unusually nervous because

that, since children

be

Dicky suddenly asked, "Is Daddy's