A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 453

Jay thought that his voice was so soft that it was almost indiscernible.

Yet, Zoe heard it.

She looked at him. "What's the matter?"

"Things look very good between you and Bob," Jay said with a smile.

"Aren't you very glad about that?" Zoe said as she looked straight at him.

"No..."

"It's all thanks to you," Zoe said forthrightly, "If it weren't for your rejection, I wouldn't have known how good Bob is. I didn't even know I could like someone so much."

Jay swallowed past his constricted throat.

He dared not reveal his inner emotions, for he was afraid that he might lose control over himself.

"You're probably very surprised that Bob and I even got together in the first place, I suppose?" Zoe looked at Jay as she went on, "Bob has been carrying a torch for me for many years, but because he knew that I liked you, he kept his feelings to himself, for fear that he might lose the friendship should he confess. It was only until I faced difficulties and he helped me overcome them without question that he finally confessed to me that he liked me."

Jay listened on as Zoe recounted her love story with Bob.

"If it weren't for Bob, I wouldn't have remained who I am now."

not for Bob who saved her in the nick of time back then, she feared to imagine what terrible

ugly nature of people especially in the entertainment

be many people

were capable of resisting the temptation and pulling back from

Bob and thankful

used to really hate you in the past. I hated you for being indifferent toward me, for not having feelings for me. I even hated the fact that you

that she hated Jay for leaving her at the

turn back and

despite the hatred in her heart, she eventually came to accept

it came to Jay, she

cold to me. Otherwise, I might not have been able to let

IV

Jay did not want to be with her, as long

even die

go in a

now, everything was

the most difficult and hopeless time

made all her silly obstinacy and

did not hate Jay at all right now-she

moment she stopped loving and stopped caring, he

waiting." With that, Zoe

not call her