A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 328

Cordy was stubborn. "That's my own business." 'Yes, but Zoe might not want to see you right now either," John told her." She just turned from a swan to an ugly duckling-do you think she'd be able to stay composed and face you or anyone else? She might want some quiet time to herself, so let's just give her some space..."

Cordy scowled. "John-"

"The point is, Jay will be taking care of her," John said, cutting her short.

Cordy was taken aback and was soon snapping, "Are we really pinning our hopes on Jay now?! He didn't care about her at all when she was still Levine! Do you think he'd take the bullet after what happened to her?!

Moreover, your aunt is denying Zoe help. What can Jay do when he's just adopted? Get chased out of the family like Zoe? Would he really go that far for her?!"

"Like I said before," John said. "Jay was right in rejecting Zoe."

Cordy did not respond to that, refusing to listen to any of his explanations although she did not know what he was going to say.

her, she was so stunned that she actually stopped to listen and understand the two bombshells the

why you should trust Jay,' John eventually summarized, but Cordy

a good girl who deserves friendship even if she's not a Levine. You've also called Zoe yourself. Given her phone's been turned off all this while, I know you understand that this means she does not want to be

her lip, but

really prefer to

week later, the impending trial for Cord/s charges was

was nothing on Zoe being exposed to be not a

Levine family. It would therefore not stir any waves, and

was getting

still in the hospital, as she wanted

own world without

yet, the woman calling herself her mother would come every day