A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1259

"Why not?" Nancy calmly shot back. "Legitimate children take priority!"

Zoe was stunned for a moment, before realizing what Nancy meant.

Turning toward Jay, she told him, “Your sister is calling you a b*st*rd."

Jay was speechless-Zoe really took it all in stride, did she not?

Nancy in turn ignored Zoe and helped Cordy with the bangle, satisfied with how it looked on her wrist. "Johnny’s grandmother would definitely be pleased to know that he married such a great wife.”

Cordy was a little embarrassed from the flattery, while Nancy quickly said, "Alright, let's eat."

"Thank you, Aunt Nancy," Cordy said earnestly-being accepted by family was most precious and emotional for her, someone who was denied familial warmth since she was a child.

After the tea ceremony, everyone headed to Levine Manor's spacious dining hall for lunch.

Zoe was famished, since she hurried to Levine Manor without breakfast, worried that Nancy would scold her for being late.

if

even after they rushed to Levine Manor, neither Cordy nor John arrived, even taking their sweet time

in treatment given to illegitimate children was all too obvious-and as the wife of one, she should be

eat more, Cordy," Nancy told Cordy, as if worried her hospitality was

exception, since Nancy would not actually be sincerely nice to

Nancy did not

ate, she wondered if she was imagining it, but every dish was her

swear she tasted her

not change their chef after so many years? The man must be

since she did not have to take care of Yelena, who

enough just then, and snapped sternly, "Zoe York, can't you take care of Yelena a

Yelena doesn't

"How could she not?"

simply turned toward Yelena." Want me

refused right away. "I want

speak. "He

nonchalantly,