A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 60

After Jay put Zoe to bed, he did not leave immediately.

He lowered his gaze, staring at her cheeks that were flushed from excess alcohol, and her red, moist lips.

He suddenly remembered the scene of her filming that kiss…

His Adam’s apple bobbed and he placed his long fingers on her lips, gently rubbing it as if wiping filth off it.

He did so solemnly for a long while, until her lips were almost swollen red.

When he lifted his finger, he leaned downward ever so slightly, but straightened himself at the very next instant and left.

He shut the door behind himself, and therefore could not see a trail of tears quietly trickling down the sleeping beauty’s face.

Cordy was feeling a slight headache.

Going to work with a hangover was utter misery.

Zoe was too good a drinker, whereas she had thrown up the entire night, the world almost turning upside down for her.

As she drank some black coffee to clear her head, Vince Cartman was politely reporting, “Ms. Sachs? The contract is ready. Zoe York’s manager has also called, saying that they’re ready to sign it.”

rising from her chair despite her splitting

renege on anything after getting to know her yesterday, she still found Zoe’s agreement to the endorsement deal a little too smooth. It just felt

relieved

announcement,” Cordy told Vince, having said as

Ms. Sachs.” Vince quickly

that she had changed her secretary, or there would be leaks anywhere… and every sort of

most of Starstream Group was still in Simon Sachs’ pocket, and

feeling ill, Cordy

home and ate her takeout, she

out of habit, and spaced out a little when she picked up

did not receive any messages from

Well, that was fine.

and could go their own separate ways without anything holding them

down her phone

she dreamt, she was jolted awake by

pitch-black outside, and the

What time was it?

at her phone and

she was muddleheaded because she was sleeping too