A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 463

Jay’s throat felt parched and dry, and he clenched his trembling fists.

He saw the hopelessness reflected in Zoe’s eyes, the hopelessness she felt toward

him.

He felt as if thousands of swords were piercing right through his heart at that moment,

making him unable to say a word.

“If I could find someone else to help me, I wouldn’t even consider troubling you,” Zoe

said softly. “But right now, you’re the only one who can make Bob believe that I don’t

love him. I find it miserable indeed, to have only loved two men in all the twenty-five

years I’ve lived. How good it would be if I had another option to go to.”

Jay tried so hard to compose himself that his whole body shook.

He said through gritted teeth, “I’ll help you.”

Zoe looked at him, unmoved.

What was there for her to be moved by?

He simply had no choice after hearing what she said.

“Thank you,” she whispered brokenly.

had to

agreeing to it, despite being put in a difficult

night, before 8 PM, the doorbell

her apartment,

respect, he would always knock on the door out of

he loved the feeling of her opening her

her face was enough to make his

the only time he used the passcode

witnessing an earth-

He punched in the

Zoe looked at Jay inside

Jay agreed to Zoe’s request, the two of them had been sitting on

couch, awaiting

she would take the initiative to

him.

asked for him to

he might be, she asked him to bear with

leaned in close to Jay. She

him closer, making them look like they were behaving very

up. He probably hated having her up close,

a

as to whether Jay felt disgusted or

selfish, indeed.

the person she liked, she cared more

she could make Bob

unlocked, and Zoe planted her

heart almost