A Life Debt Repaid By Cheng Xiaocheng Chapter 418
A Life Debt Repaid
William nodded subtly, and James tacitly understood.
Holding up his phone, he said, âGood. Pull out.â
It was over.
As he put away his phone, he turned and noticed Jessica watching him, and he gave her a nod.
Jessicaâs smile could hardly be hidden.
She then looked around, looking for John.
After getting off the stage following the announcement of their wedding day, John excused himself to the washroom.
Someone came along to offer her a toast, so she did not go along with John.
It had been a while, too⦠Why was he not coming back yet?
Jessica felt a foreboding sensation right then and rushed to the washroom to find John. She did not care at all about propriety and dashed into the menâs room directly without a pause, searching fervently for any trace of John.
But no, he was nowhere to be seen.
Flustered, she rushed back to the ballroom, and everyone who saw that look on her face was left perplexed.
As the host of such an occasion, her bearing certainly left her looking undignified.
James promptly rushed up to her and swiftly dragged her to one of the break rooms nearby, and he coldly snapped, âWhy are you acting all flustered for? Donât you know how undignified you looked?!â
âJames⦠Itâs John. Heâs gone!â Jessicaâs voice was quivering.
Despite being calmer, James was left glowering. âAre you sure heâs gone?â
âHe told me heâs going to the washroom, but I already looked -heâs not there!â Jessica cried.
âMaybe heâs just elsewhere. That ballroom isnât exactly small rv âJames!â
âCalm down,â James said, assuring her while whipping out his phone. âFind John Levine as soon as possible. Try not to draw too much attention-the charity ball must not be affected.â
âYes, Mr. Stuart.â
James hung up and quickly made another call. âCheck the cameras. Find where John Levine is!â
âYes, Mr. Stuart.â
James hung up again and put away his phone and scowled just like Jessica right then.
Soon enough, his phone rang, and a voice reported on the other end, saying, âMr.
Stuart, we canât find Mr. Levine in the ballroom or anywhere around the building.â
Jessicaâs face fell at the report, but soon the other report came. âMr. Stuart? We just checked the cameras, but Mr. Levine already left the ballroom through a side entrance.â
âWhen?â James asked.
âAround twenty minutes ago.â
Twenty minutes?!
That means John left the building as soon as he left Jessica!
Where did he go?
Did he leave to find Cordy?!
No.
He could not allow John to find her, let alone save her!
Cordy must die!
âJames, are you sure that Patrick and Cordy are dead?!â Jessica asked, working hard to keep herself calm.
âTheir car rolled off a slope. Thereâs almost no chance theyâd survive this,â James replied.
âNo!â Jessica cried, agitated to the point of almost having a nervous breakdown. âWe have to see the bodies! Send your people to find them. I donât want any surprises!â
âPatrickâs people must have reached the wreck by now. This is all we can do for now, even if they survived. If they caught us there, theyâd have leverage against us and we wonât be able to deny responsibility.â
Jessica, however, could not care any less. âI cant let Cordy stay alive! I wonât be able to take it!â
âJohn wonât be able to change anything by himself. Calm down,â James assured Jessica. âHeâs not going to save Cordy.â
âBut what if he did?!â
âEven if he did, youâve already announced your wedding date with him in public!â
James snapped, loudly and clearly.â Given his current position, heâd never annul it no matter how daring he gets. Heâs already under our familyâs control, and heâs not getting away anytime soon!â