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."

I'd care about you if my father didn't tell me to take care of you before he died? You know how upstanding I am, and how

the family fortune," Jay replied determinedly.

of Zoe York?!" Nancy snapped,

didn't want

But I'll make it very clear, I won't accept you marrying Zoe! You can have any other woman you want, even someone from modest roots-l’d even sponsor your wedding lavishly and make it grand, as

don't need anyone meddling in my personal

seen

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

Shouldn't Jay be grateful?

willing to make enemies of her mother,

Jay, you should try to understand my mother's

cross her mind that Zoe was too?!" Jay retorted, starting

suffer for it?!"

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

she loved you as much as you had loved her. Did it cross your mind how miserable