A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 653

“I’m back now, aren’t I?” Zoe smiled cheekily.

“I thought you were never coming back!” Quinn complained.

Of course, Zoe would never dare to admit that she had considered that possibility before.

She had become a lot more tactful over the years.

“I just went elsewhere to get a breather. Now that I’m in a better mood, I’m back.’ Zoe tried to explain herself.

“Why didn’t you reach out to us over the past three years?’ Quinn could not get over herself.

“Can’t I just wallow in self-pity for a while? All of you ended up rich and famous, while I’m down and out. Can’t you give me some time to be jealous of you guys?”

“Zoe! Be serious!”

“Yes, yes. I was just afraid that if I reached out to you, you would betray me. There are many people in North City I don’t want to see, so I had to hide.”

“Who are they?”

“Don’t you already know?” Zoe tried to skirt the topic.

“Jay Parker?” Quinn cut straight to the chase.

“Not just him, really.”

“Did you know that back then, Jay…”

we not talk about him, please?” Zoe cut her off. “I just saw him at the broadcasting station earlier and his expression was so dark he looked as if I owed him millions. Make me feel better today, won’t

it’s to hide

have some sort of connection with them too, so I decided

were you so

right at someone who’s been tortured by harsh

in a positive frame of mind, in which she had let go of things

Cordy stopped her. “Zoe is back. Let the past stay

Quinn pursed her lips.

Cordy a look

could not take

happened in North City while you were away.”

watched everything that was reported

“Such as?”

Levine’s death,”

at Cordy as she said

remained calm and

back then, Cordy and John’s relationship was not going well,

off

“Alan Levine passed away.”

and Richard Levine is Cordy’s son.” Zoe

gave her a hard time about

Levine are a

become a

is