A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 443

After dinner, Bob hurriedly left with Sam and Jay.

He had always celebrated his birthday that way-he would accompany his parents and elders at home and eat with them in the morning, while it was his time after dinner.

They were about to leave Davis Villa when Yulia suddenly stopped him.

"Bob," Yulia said. "Bring Cora along."

"How can I enjoy myself if I bring her along?" Bob became quite displeased.

"You can have a great time just the same. She can join you."

"But we're all men..."

"So, I asked Cora to keep an eye on you," Yulia said overbearingly. "In short, I'll leave her in your care."

"Why me?" Bob was infuriated. "Jay is the closest to her among the three of us. He's her uncle. You should leave her in Jay's care instead."

Jay glanced at Bob-the latter was good at shirking his responsibility.

"I don't care who's in charge. In short, you guys have to take care of her. Nancy and I want to play poker at home, so you've got to keep an eye on her. If anything happens, I'll

beat you to death when you're back," Yulia said, threatening them.

chance to refuse before she placed Cora in their care

were the only ones left

head in slight anxiety and did not dare to voice

Bob was rendered speechless.

suddenly suggested, "Bob, Sam, you guys can go first. I'll give

looked at Jay with his

years, so they had some kind of tacit

that Jay

and soon broke into a

wait

"Okay."

Sam left

then said to Cora,

"Alright."

the car. Cora had wanted to speak up several times,

a ride home," Jay spoke out of his

lip tightly. She questioned after a long while, "Uncle Jay, do you hate

grip

you badly injured for Zoe's sake that day,

hate you." Jay

that I shouldn't

as a member of the Levine family. So, there's no such thing

I'm back to snatch Zoe's things," Cora said in slight sadness. "I don't want to be substituted by others if I had a choice. I would like to stay in the Levine family forever, and not experience the kind of pain my original family caused me which frightens me every