A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 785

Cora was surprised by the question posed by her mother to her uncle.

What relationship was she talking about?

It didn’t sound like Nancy was referring to their past familial bond…

Cora did a double take at the thought.

No way! Was Jay in love with Zoe?!

“That’s my personal life. You need not meddle,” Jay retorted coolly.

“I’m your sister, Jay!” Nancy was livid. “Everyone else in the family is gone, and there’s just a few of us left. If we don’t stick with each other, we’ll scatter.”

“Sticking together isn’t dependent on meddling with each other’s lives. Caring is plenty enough.”

saying that I’m prying?” Nancy growled. “Do you think I’d care about you if my father didn’t tell me to take care of you before he died? You know how upstanding I am, and how hard it was to convince myself to accept you! It was

Jay replied determinedly. “I won’t show up ever again if you really

your family because of Zoe York?!” Nancy snapped, attributing all

nothing to do with her. I just didn’t want you to put yourself through

clear, I won’t accept you marrying Zoe! You can have any other woman you want, even someone from modest roots-l’d

shall repeat myself: I don’t need anyone meddling in my personal

had never seen Jay act this cold, even at

to Jay and was earnest about it, treating

Shouldn’t Jay be grateful?

make enemies of her mother, all for his

stand the confrontation just then, she said, “Uncle Jay, you should try to understand my mother’s perspective. Zoe’s

ever cross her mind that Zoe was too?!” Jay retorted, starting to lose himself a little.

suffer for it?!”

me for being too harsh on her?!” Nancy bellowed at him. “You thought I was wrong from the start! That

and she loved you as much as you had loved her. Did it cross your mind how miserable she was when you went all out to hurt