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."

died? You know how upstanding I am, and how

Jay replied determinedly. "I won't show up

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

didn't want you to

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

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

was dumbstruck-she had never seen Jay act this cold, even

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

Shouldn't Jay be grateful?

he that willing to make enemies of her mother, all for his infatuation

then, she said, "Uncle Jay, you should try to understand

too?!" Jay

suffer for it?!"

blaming 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

at all. "You're the one who raised her, and she loved you as much as you had loved her. Did it cross your mind how miserable she was when you went all