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."

you if my father didn't tell me to take care of you before he died? You know how upstanding I am, and how hard it was to convince myself to accept you! It was hard

need a cent of the family fortune," Jay replied determinedly.

Parker! Are you really giving up on your family because of Zoe York?!" Nancy snapped, attributing

do with her. I just didn't want you to put yourself through so

accept you marrying Zoe! You can have any other woman you want, even

myself: I don't need anyone meddling in my personal life." Jay's response was equally

dumbstruck-she had never seen Jay act this

obviously being nice to Jay and was earnest about it, treating him like they were actual

Shouldn't Jay be grateful?

enemies of her mother, all for his infatuation

"Uncle Jay, you should try to understand my mother's perspective.

but did it ever cross her mind that Zoe was too?!" Jay retorted, starting to lose

suffer for it?!"

me for being too harsh on her?!" Nancy bellowed at him. "You thought I was wrong from the start! That I should forgive her; that selfish mom

she loved you as much as you had loved