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

say. But once he made everything crystal clear

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

you feel about Zoe and would never interfere with your friendship —she's a good girl who deserves friendship even if she's

you understand that this means she does not want to

bit her lip, but

really

later, the impending trial for Cordy's

hand, there was nothing on Zoe being exposed to

kept a low profile in public and never revealed that she was an heiress of the

waves, and the Levines would never have a scandal like this to come to light

Zoe was getting

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

stay in her own world without seeing or talking to