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.”

you before he died? You know how upstanding I am, and how hard it was to convince myself to accept you! It was hard for me

family fortune,” Jay replied determinedly. “I won’t show up ever again

really giving up on your family because of Zoe York?!” Nancy snapped,

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

I’ll make it very clear, I won’t accept you marrying Zoe! You can have any other woman you want, even someone from modest roots-l’d even sponsor your wedding lavishly and make it grand, as long as it

need anyone meddling in my personal life.” Jay’s response

was dumbstruck-she had never seen Jay act this cold, even

being nice to Jay and was earnest about it, treating him like

Shouldn’t Jay be grateful?

of her

to stand the confrontation just then, she said, “Uncle Jay, you should try to understand my

a victim, but did it ever cross her mind that Zoe was too?!” Jay retorted, starting to lose himself a little. “Was she really at fault?

suffer for it?!”

him. “You thought I was wrong from

backing down at all. “You’re the one who raised her, and she loved you as much as you had loved her. Did