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

right in rejecting

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

you should trust Jay," John

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

while, I know you understand that this

her lip, but she agreed

now, Zoe would really prefer

impending trial for Cordy's charges was still widely discussed

nothing on Zoe being exposed to

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

Levines would

was getting

had not turned on her phone while she was still in the hospital, as she wanted to keep herself cut off from

in her own world without seeing or talking to