A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 787

The interior of the car grew silent, as Jay didn't say a word.

Bob couldn't make him confess, and since it might be something he could not say, he understood that he shouldn't push Jay too far since they were as close as brothers.

Sighing, he finally said, "Whatever it is, she’s back. It’s time you take control. Life is short—miss out once, and it might be forever."

Jay finally spoke. "Do you think I still deserve her?"

"Wait, you don’t think so?"

"I’m a cripple with one leg," Jay said, sounding slightly emotional.

"Please don’t tell me that’s why you never went looking for her over the past three years..."

Jay nodded in silence.

exclaimed in slight agitation, but he soon added, "Now that you mentioned it, she actually didn't know your leg was permanently crippled

realizing it, while Bob quickly explained, "She wasn't actually repulsed-just surprised.

Jay said. "The more you love a person, the more you're obsessed that you're not good enough to be at

he was honest about his

he did love her...and painfully

still felt let down. "If you don't push yourself to try, how would you know if she won't accept

her, go for it-the worst that could

was actually a coward as well. He himself had been afraid to confess his feelings for Zoe

in forever if not for what happened to Zoe,

he wouldn't be able to stay friends with Zoe afterwards-that was certainly the case now: he and Zoe may bear no ill will towards each other, but they were no longer the friends they

and Jay, what more could they lose at this

never told

relationships, observers could speak too

home, Jay sat on his couch for a long time. He whipped out his phone, having bought one on

left it: a chat addressed to Zoe, but he ever typed a