A Life Debt Repaid novel Chapter 250

Chapter 250

John tightened his grip on the wine glass after listening to Zoe's words.

"To be honest, even though you're my cousin, I really think you don't deserve Cordy. She's had such tragic experiences in her past, and when she finally managed to gain her confidence and fall in love again, this person dealt a fatal blow to her. I can't even imagine how much she's hurting right now! I'm worried she wont ever dare to love anyone again," Zoe said, obviously troubled.

Cordy was clearly a great woman, so why was God so cruel to her?

She suffered terrible blows one after another.

"I was only..." John trailed off and put down his glass, hanging his head low. "Afraid that she would leave."

How could he not be afraid? After she had experienced so much, what would happen if she did close off her heart, then turned around and left? Of course he was afraid of those things happening!

He also knew that the solution to this problem between him and Cordy was to break off his engagement with Jessica.

However...

He needed time.

He couldn't break it off so easily without any regard for his family's safety, and he couldn't sever his ties entirely with his grandfather, regardless of what the older man had done. In fact, if he did any of that, it would harm Cordy instead.

If John gave up his reputation, wealth, and power, how could he protect Cordy from the forces that came after her?

So, breaking off the engagement required some time to carry out the process, one that was deliberate and calculated.

His only fear was that Cordy would drift too far away from him before he could fully achieve his goal. He wasn't even confident that he would be able to get her back.

Between them, it didn't seem like either one was at fault. It was only unfortunate that fate was toying with them.

She downed several glasses of wine before she solemnly suggested, "How about this? Since I live with Cordy, I'll help you watch over her. I'll talk you up more in her presence, and if I get any clues from her, I'll let you know immediately. You focus on breaking the engagement and leave Cordy to me for now."

John looked up at Zoe with an unreadable expression.

"Aren't you glad you have a cousin like me?" Zoe smiled smugly, praising herself.

"...Yeah," John admitted in a rare moment of gentleness.

Zoe was overwhelmed by the confession. Since she was a child, her cousin had never praised her. When he had checked over her homework once, he even doubted whether she was truly a child of the Levine family!