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.”

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

fortune,” Jay replied determinedly. “I won’t show

Parker! Are you really giving up on your family because of Zoe York?!”

with her. I just didn’t want you to

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

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

seen Jay act this cold, even at

earnest about it, treating him like they were actual siblings as

Shouldn’t Jay be grateful?

he that willing to make enemies of her mother,

then, she said, “Uncle Jay, you should

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

suffer for it?!”

harsh on her?!” Nancy bellowed at him. “You thought I was wrong from the start! That I should forgive her; that selfish mom

and she loved you as much as you had loved her. Did it cross your mind how