A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 328

Cordy was stubborn.

"That's my own business."

"Yes, but Zoe might not want to see you right now either," John told her.

"She just turned from a swan to an ugly duckling—do you think she'd be able to stay composed and face you or anyone else? She might want some quiet time to herself, so let's just give her some space..." Cordy scowled.

"John—"

"The point is, Jay will be taking care of her," John said, cutting her short.

Cordy was taken aback and was soon snapping, "Are we really pinning our hopes on Jay now?! He didn't care about her at all when she was still Levine! Do you think he'd take the bullet after what happened to her?! Moreover, your aunt is denying Zoe help.

What can Jay do when he's just adopted? Get chased out of the family like Zoe? Would he really go that far for her?!"

I said before," John

was right in rejecting

did not know what he was going to say. But once he made everything crystal clear to her, she was so stunned that she actually stopped to listen and understand the two bombshells the

why you should trust Jay," John eventually summarized, but Cordy was

himself, "I understand how you feel about Zoe and would never interfere with your friendship —she's a good girl

all this while, I know you understand that this

but she

really prefer

week later, the impending trial for Cordy's charges was still widely

was nothing on Zoe being

was understandable since Zoe always kept a low profile in public and never revealed that she was an heiress

not stir any waves, and the Levines would never have a scandal like this to come to

Zoe was

still in the hospital, as she wanted

own world without seeing