A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 553

Indeed.

Cordy had been waiting outside all along.

She knew that she should not have come here and that she should have trusted John to save Richard, but she was not as calm and composed as she thought she could be. When it concerned the two most important people in her life, she found herself unable to stand idly by and do nothing.

So she decided to come.

She entered under Jessica's malicious threat.

She saw the worry etched in the depths of John's eyes, the fear written all over Richard's face, and the smug look in Jessica's eyes.

If she could take their place and save them, she would be willing to do it.

Step by step, she walked toward John.

"I'm sorry," Cordy apologized.

past his

rather, he was very scared of the choice that

how smart Cordy was, she probably knew the reason why Jessica

declared with a smile." This makes it

on between us has nothing to do with Dicky," Cordy looked straight into Jessica's eyes. "Let

do that, but someone must take his place." It

John

chuckled. "What if I want

firmly before Cordy had a chance to cut

Jessica's face fell.

her much time at all, "At the count of three, if you don't agree

"Fine!* Jessica agreed.

able to force John to

ruthless, he could do anything

him over and

bodyguard held Richard down and walked

Jessica