A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 785

Cora was surprised by the question posed by her mother to her uncle.

What relationship was she talking about?

It didn't sound like Nancy was referring to their past familial bond...

Cora did a double take at the thought.

No way! Was Jay in love with Zoe?!

"That's my personal life. You need not meddle," Jay retorted coolly.

"I'm your sister, Jay!" Nancy was livid. "Everyone else in the family is gone, and there's just a few of us left. If we don't stick with each other, we’ll scatter."

"Sticking together isn't dependent on meddling with each other's lives. Caring is plenty enough."

of you before he died? You know how upstanding I am, and how hard it was to convince myself to accept

of the family fortune," Jay replied determinedly. "I won't show up ever again if you really

Parker! Are you really giving up on your family because of Zoe York?!" Nancy snapped, attributing all of Jay's indifference to

with her. I just didn't want you to

marrying Zoe! You can have any other woman you

need anyone meddling in my personal life." Jay's

never seen Jay act

and was earnest about it, treating him like they were actual siblings as

Shouldn't Jay be grateful?

he that willing to make enemies of her mother,

Jay, you should try

did it ever cross her mind that Zoe was too?!" Jay retorted, starting to lose himself a little. "Was she really at fault?

suffer for it?!"

blaming me for being too harsh on her?!" Nancy bellowed at him. "You thought I was wrong from

not Zoe," Jay argued, not backing down at all. "You're the one who raised her, and she loved you as much as