A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 49

Under the same moon, Zoe York was sent home to Levine Manor, looking utterly discontent.

She made a call even as she walked inside. “Quinn! Why didn’t you attend my maternal grandfather’s party with your darling Sam Poodle?”

“I’m busy-I was working overtime.”

“Why do you slave for the Saunders, really? Do you think Sam would be grateful? He has so many women on the side!”

“I’m not doing it for Sam. It’s for myself.”

“You’re stubborn.”

Zoe strode up to the second floor and nonchalantly opened a door, holding her phone between her cheek and shoulder while she reached behind to unzip her gown.

She had to take off the uncomfortable gown, but just as her zipper reached her waist, the bathroom door swung open.

Jay Parker stood frozen at the doorway.

Zoe panicked for just a split second, but she soon pretended she saw nothing and continued to undress calmly while continuing to speak into the phone. “Either way, Sam doesn’t deserve your sacrifice.”

“I know.”

that I’m shooting a TV series in North City. Let’s meet up

“Sure.”

already home. Quit working overtime already

“Yeah. Bye.”

she hung up, Zoe turned and found Jay with his back to her,

woman there is, Mr. Parker. Why

there. “There’s a leak in my bathroom. I didn’t

come home.” Zoe snorted. “Shouldn’t you be

Adam’s apple was bobbing, but Zoe simply said that as an offhand remark-she did

and

“Get changed first-

“Already did.”

saw that Zoe had put on a loose bathrobe, with a cigarette

lips were twitching, Jay did not say what he had in

the door closed, Zoe’s feigned composure turned

why she never wanted

was still

a glass wall, from which the

tablet, and with her fair fingers which

gently draping his suit jacket