A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 787

The interior of the car grew silent, as Jay didn’t say a word.

Bob couldn’t make him confess, and since it might be something he could not say, he understood that he shouldn’t push Jay too far since they were as close as brothers.

Sighing, he finally said, “Whatever it is, she’s back. It’s time you take control. Life is short—miss out once, and it might be forever.”

Jay finally spoke. “Do you think I still deserve her?”

“Wait, you don’t think so?”

“I’m a cripple with one leg,” Jay said, sounding slightly emotional.

“Please don’t tell me that’s why you never went looking for her over the past three years…”

Jay nodded in silence.

shallow?” Bob exclaimed in slight agitation, but he soon added, “Now that you mentioned it, she actually

fingers clenched without realizing it, while Bob quickly explained, “She wasn’t actually repulsed-just surprised. I really

that’s just it,” Jay said. “The more you love a person, the

was the first time he was honest about

love her…and painfully humbly at

still felt let down. “If you don’t push yourself to try, how would you know if she won’t

for it-the worst that could happen

he was actually a coward as well. He himself had been afraid

if not for what happened to Zoe,

said, he was also concerned he wouldn’t be able to stay friends with Zoe afterwards-that was certainly the case now: he and Zoe may bear no ill will towards each other, but

what more could they

the end, Jay never told Bob what his decision

to relationships, observers could speak too much but to no effect-only

couch for a long time. He whipped out his phone, having bought one on the way to Levine

where he left it: a chat addressed to