A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 923

Zoe did not sleep well because she was really not used to Jay hugging her in her sleep, and so firmly at that.

She could even feel his breath spraying over her nape.

It was hot, and it tickled.

Frustratingly, he was sleeping perfectly fine and kept holding her the entire night without moving, while she listened to his breathing assume a regular rhythm.

Zoe was a little miserable at that.novelxo

She had been worried that Jay would be the one to expose them, since he had always been distant to her. In fact, she was scared that he would push her away when she hugged him earlier.

To think that he would get into character more than she did...

Sighing to herself, she did her best to coax herself to sleep.

She was naturally unaware that the man feigning sleep behind her opened his eyes just then and tightened his hold further.

was jolted awake

were supposed to go out to sea at seven, and she therefore had to wake up

fear that it woke Jay up,

she was about to get out of bed, Jay held

do my makeup for when we go out to

against her nape as if to get even more

Zoe wiggled

their voices were still being recorded, so she was afraid of waking him- after all, who knew what the production crew would put in the

she could only keep it to herself, and her only

the more she struggled, the more she realized

not just holding her tightly—he seemed to

instinctive movement, but it left

have any idea what he was

I'm getting out of bed. Let me go," Zoe said feebly, keeping her voice

did

was still holding her, and... starting to take things

anymore, Zoe used the simplest and crudest

feeling the pain, he