A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 699

"Did you replicate Cora's interpretation of the character without adjustments because it was Jay's production? It's a smart way to buy Jay's vote by playing the character to his tastes, isn't that so?"

Hailey's aggressive rebuke wasn't sparing Zoe an ounce of dignity, and Zoe actually had no idea how to defend herself.

In fact, with Hailey now prejudiced against her, anything she said would only be considered excuses.

However, she never thought of playing the character in a way that struck Jay's fancy—not that she could.

If anything, she wanted the audience's fancy.

Zoe," Hailey said coldly, her spite for Zoe

was left wondering how on earth had she offended Hailey,

stand it, and tried to steer the stage in another direction away from the awkwardness. "Do you have

with an exceedingly calm-even appeasing tone, "I had no intention of buying Mr. Parker's vote. It's my opinion that Cora Levine played that character perfectly, and even consider replicating it a form

accept that explanation at all. ’If

of the judges and the audience. I'm satisfied that I can rise to the

leave at any moment. She had

soon, Zoe," the host consoled her. "No one knows what the

"Wait," Jay suddenly spoke.

finally came to a realization and chuckled, "Ah, apologies.

speaking, the stage show was