A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 771

From a second glance, the girl appeared a little familiar. However, Jay couldn’t quite remember where he had seen her.

She was wearing a little pink dress, and her face was exceedingly beautiful.

He had met many child actors in showbiz, but this was the first time he was seeing one as beautiful as this girl. She was so lovely, a single glance was enough for him to tailor a role for her.

“Daddy?’’

Yelena called out to him again since he wasn’t responding. Jay smiled, dropping to a crouch before her.

Even if it was inconvenient to do so with the cane, he did his best to maintain level height with the girl. He asked gently, ‘Were you calling me, little girl?”

“Yes.” Yelena nodded tamely, and threw herself into his arms.

Jay’s entire body stiffened as he felt a sensation he couldn’t quite describe …and his chest somehow grew warm.

He gently pushed her away nonetheless; at that, she leveled her round eyes at him with a wounded look. “You don’t like me, Daddy? Is that why you push me away?”

have the wrong person. I’m not your daddy,” Jay

see her hurt at all. If the girl was in showbiz, she would

not be?” Yelena asked in

the question left

to explain this to a three year-old

a daddy?” he asked

said solemnly. “You

say. Yelena glanced at his cane and asked in the same solemn tone, “Daddy, is your leg hurt? Is that why you

I’m not your daddy-you have the wrong person,” Jay said feebly and patiently. “Who did you come here with?

decided to give up on explaining. All he had to do is

I came here to have dinner. She’s in the washroom, and she told me not to run off,”

her. “Your mommy would worry if she couldn’t

ready to turn and head inside the washroom

around again and asked, “Are

would love to stay and have such a beautiful little girl for his daughter, but he would rather not break the

go to your Mommy,” he urged nonetheless. “She’d be worried