A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 345

Even as Zoe stared at Bob flushing down his neck, she became convinced at that instant that there was a chance he really never messed around with other women.

"That's a little too fast.I have trouble...keeping up," he stammered.

Zoe was a little speechless—who was the sugar baby here again? "Just take me home for now," she said, not fussing about it just then.

She was worried that Denzel would have returned by now.

"Okay."

Bob quickly drove her to the projects where she was staying.

But when he actually arrived, he was scowling and could not help asking, "This is where you've been staying?"

"Yeah." Zoe nodded.

"Sorry.I didn't know that it was bad for you,"

Bob appeared remorseful and heartbroken.

"I shouldn't have criticized you just now...I would've died a hundred times over if I had to live there."

Zoe smiled—that was the best part about Bob.

is what

Unlike that other man...

she could probably forget

she alighted, she said, "Drive safe.I'm going

you upstairs? Even the stairs

"No," Zoe told him.

"You should go."

get back," Bob said, obviously still

the dark building with the bag carrying forty grand

was not used to this path, but acceptance helps

front door of Clara's unit when she heard objects

in the projects, so physical assault was commonplace,

so used to it that no

hurried inside the house and found Denzel holding a stool in the air, ready

snapped loudly

around and appeared taken aback to see

was soon smiling

ran, you little sl*t! I was just

just then, battered and bruised, and her rage flared

not get up at all, but when she saw Zoe, she scrambled to her feet and cried out, "Why did you come

tried to push Zoe outside as firmly as she could, but Denzel

going nowhere! I need

"Just go!"