A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1009

Zoe wasn't trying to provoke Jay or scorning him, but...

Fine, she could admit that it hurt her to see how difficult life was for Jay these days. It was why she blurted out such thoughtless words.

And the look on Jay's face now, she felt like she had wounded him again.

"I mean..." she went on awkwardly. "Don't get me wrong, I just think...”

Even as she quickly tried to explain, she fumbled her words once again- which she seemed to do everytime the situation became tense.

'The doctors told me that chances of recovery are very low. I've tried physiotherapy before as well, but the effect wasn't obvious," Jay said calmly, his emotions inscrutable.novel.xo

But whatever the case may be, he seemed really wounded.

Before Zoe could say more, Jay had Yelena sit on his lap, and steered his wheelchair ahead.

Zoe watched as he left, feeling so guilty she could die.

the day at the amusement park. Moreover, Yelena was too energetic and never ate much as she

therefore a little hungry after they left. Yelena fell asleep almost instantly once

just talking to Jay a second ago and having

her,” Zoe

pounds, but that didn't mean one

would find her arms sore the next day

it was Jay who was mostly carrying Yelena although Zoe was

said flatly, "I’m just

stiffened right then-in other words, he was saying that his

could really hold a

car turned quiet, and the air between them was a little

against her seat, closing her eyes to avoid the awkwardness between them, only to

had been a long, tiring

Jay finally turned towards her, he immediately found her

Zoe so that she could lean against his

Yelena as well, and