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 had all of us fooled. They

know," Jay said, cutting

left taken aback, and she stared at

And he would still spoil Zoe

not take

splitting Jay from Zoe because she could not abide with Zoe doing well

get close to him. He obviously had strong views

of the fact... while doing nothing

continued, his voice suddenly cold and his presence imposing.

"Uncle Jay-"

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

Cora's eyes were red.

never got to strut when Jay was around and was even more afraid to upset him since both her grandfather and her mother thought

she could not

both of you. Don't get Zoe or myself involved," Jay said solemnly, his

naturally afraid of throwing a fit in front of Jay. She bore it with gritted teeth

follow Cora, since she was clearly

anyway-he was not keen on something