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.

Zoe's that shallow?" Bob exclaimed in slight agitation, but he soon added, "Now that you mentioned it, she actually didn't know your leg was permanently crippled when we spoke today.

clenched without realizing it, while Bob quickly explained, "She wasn't actually

it," Jay said. "The more you love a person, the

time he was honest

her...and painfully humbly at

push yourself to try, how would you know

go for it-the worst that

actually a coward as well. He himself had been afraid to

kept it in forever if not for what happened to Zoe,

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

what more could they lose

end, Jay never told Bob what his decision

could speak too much but to no effect-only

for a long time. He whipped out his phone,

was where he left it: a chat addressed to Zoe,