A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 154

Zoe nodded and said earnestly, “Cordy, you’re so nice. John’s lucky to have met you.”

Cordy became a little embarrassed from Zoe’s words-in reality, she was lucky to have met John too.

“Thank goodness Dicky’s mother was blind, or I’d never have such a nice cousin-in-law,” Zoe said, continuing her flattery.

“Just sleep,” Cordy urged Zoe with a smile, and then hurried off to the bathroom.

Zoey watched as Cordy left, her smile slowly fading.

She wondered just then if women had to meet scumbags before meeting their prince-even Cordy had to run into one like Kyle Jessop.

As for herself, Jay was more than enough.

Zoe was woken by her phone’s ringtone early next morning, and seeing who it was, she answered. with a groan. “Linda, didn’t I tell you that Jay Parker would handle it? We just have to wait, so don’t. bother me already…”

“He just made an announcement,” Linda said bluntly.

sat up on bed, wide

rose to find Zoe clearly agitated-she had tapped on her news app and found Jay denying any personal connection with Zoe, insisting that they only had a working relationship. He added that he was now in a relationship with Mandy Jessop, and as he did

was stunned when she read the news

not as if she was prejudiced against the Jessops, but Mandy was definitely nothing good.

at Zoe from the other end just then.

came to her senses soon enough, and turned very calm.

really nothing between you and Jay Parker?” Linda asked, clearly skeptical

there was nothing between them? It was not as if just anyone could

pretty clear, wasn’t he?” Zoe

what’s wrong with his eyes, picking

convinced that Zoe was dating Jay, even getting the company to

was certainly stunned to find out that Jay was a pig who would consume

would Zoe hate him so

person would not hate another without reason, unless…

the latter had already put away her phone and gone back

was on her mind-she certainly could feign ignorance if Zoe really did not want

get to work. Can you stay