Chapter 1210
A Life Debt Repaid
âYeah.â Cordy agreed. âServes him right.â
âAnd that means you can just leave him be.â Zoe gave her verdict then.
Cordy was naturally taken aback. âWhat?!â
âI said, just leave him be,â Zoe said very calmly. âItâs his own business if heâs being deceived by a woman, and he refused to listen when you told him. What more can you do?â
However, that did not sit right with Cordy at all!
It was fine if Cordy herself did not keep trying to reason with John, since he refused to listen when she did. Moreover, it was inappropriate considering the complicated relationship between them.
But Zoe was differentâshe was supposed to be Johnâs relative, and she was just going to do nothing while John was being deceived by a woman?
âShouldnât you at least tell him?â Cordy could not help asking.
âWhy should I? Itâs everything I ever dreamed of,â Zoe said very calmly before going on a rant with rising indignation. âItâs his own fault for changing heart so quickly, falling for another woman at the drop of a hat. I thought he would be coming after you with everything he had after Patrick left you at the altar, only for him to get it on with another woman! Men really are pigs!â
Cordy was actually left speechless, while Zoe only spiraled further out of control. âOh, forget himâit pisses me off to even talk about him. Let them marry, and heâd get cucked to kingdom come after that.
It feels cathartic to even think about it.â
âJokes aside, heâs still your cousin. You really should talk to him,â Cordy remained rational.
âWhy do you care? He certainly doesnât care about you! Arenât you being too kind for your own good, Cordy?!â Zoe exclaimed.
âIâm just virtuous.â Cordy excused herself.
âWait, are you sure youâre notâ¦â Zoe suddenly trailed off.
âNo!â Cordy knew what she was suggesting, however, and denied it right away.
âThen why would you care so much?â
âLike I said, Iâm just virtuous,â Cordy told Zoe. âI just canât stand seeing something like that happen under my watch. It would have been fine if I never witnessed it, since I donât have time or effort to spare to find outâbut I saw it, and therefore I canât do anything.â
âAlright, I believe you, butâ¦â Zoe trailed off, before adding determinedly, âI wonât be happy with anyone else ending up together with John except you. And I wonât ever change that opinion.â
âThen Iâm going to disappoint you, Iâm afraid,â Cordy said resolutely.
Zoe sighed. âFair enough. Iâm hanging up nowâI need to sleep off my hangover.â
âYeah,â Cordy replied and put down her phone.
She had to admit that her emotions were ruffled just then, and it was not as if she did not know whyâ¦
Still, she could pretend she was just miffed that she was being doubted!
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Throughout the next month, Cordy spent most of her time at work, having no mood to care about anything else.
She never saw John again or heard anything from them.
In fact, John did not even come over to take Richard over to Levine Manor, and she had no idea what he was busy with.
That was until one night when Cordy got home to have dinner with Richard read only on ninjanovel.com, and he casually mentioned that his daddy was going to marry Wendy.
Cordy stared at Richard, stunned.
Nonetheless, the boy said seriously, âThey already decided on a day next month, so theyâre very busy since they are preparing for the wedding right now. Grandaunt Nancy said Daddyâs pulling all the stops for the wedding as well, so itâs not surprising that he did not take me to Levine Manor lately.â
There was a slight disappointment in his little voice, though Cordy was a little annoyed to hear it as well.
She really did not expect John to marry Wendy so quickly, after all.
She thought that even if he refused to take her advice, he would at least have been wary, even thoughtful, when he made his decision.
Did he have that much faith in Wendy?!