A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1022

"You already have my uncle, Zoe! Why would you seduce Bob too?!" Cora demanded right then.

Zoe pursed her lips-Cora noticed how Bob felt toward her, just as she thought.

"That's enough, Cora. This is between us-don't get others involved," Bob said then, suddenly a little louder.

He had behaved mildly earlier, but even that seemed to fade in an instant.

"You're siding with her?! I'm your fiancee, Bob! And she's a married woman! ’ Cora became even more hysterical, at that, unable to understand how Zoe was better than her.

Why did everyone love her so much?

Even her grandfather occasionally called her 'Zoe' before he died!

She really had enough!

"Cut it out. We're leaving," Bob said, restraining his own temper just then.

said determinedly, and wheeled on Jay. "Uncle Jay,

said,

aback, and she stared

would still spoil Zoe so

he not take

had marched here bent on splitting Jay from Zoe because she could not abide with Zoe doing well in any

close to him. He obviously had strong views on relationships between men and women, and Cora was

admitted to being aware of the fact... while doing nothing about

cold and his presence imposing.

"Uncle Jay-"

I know her better than anyone else," Jay said very slowly and clearly, completely

Cora's eyes were red.

upset him since both her grandfather and her mother thought highly of him. Moreover, he was

not say

Zoe or myself involved," Jay said solemnly, his might obvious despite

seething, but she was naturally afraid of throwing a fit in front of Jay. She bore it with gritted

since she was clearly not in her

not keen on something happening