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.

determinedly, and wheeled on Jay. "Uncle Jay, Bob and Zoe

know," Jay said, cutting

taken aback, and

would still spoil Zoe

not take

because she could not

Jay had always kept his hands clean, and Cora never saw him allow any other woman get close to him. He obviously had strong views on relationships between men and women, and Cora was convinced there was no way he

yet, he admitted to being aware of the fact... while

his voice suddenly cold and his presence imposing. "I don't need anyone else

"Uncle Jay-"

anyone else," Jay said very slowly and clearly, completely denying Cora a

Cora's eyes were red.

and was even more afraid to upset him since both her grandfather and her mother thought highly of him. Moreover, he was the one who helped her

now, she could not say a

Zoe or myself involved," Jay said

in

to follow Cora, since she was clearly not in her right

not keen on something