A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1163

Cordy turned toward Zoe in surprise-she was rarely that serious.

“What’s wrong, Zoe? Are you in shock too?” Cordy asked in concern. “Also, where’s Jay? What’s he doing, not staying with you? If you’re still traumatized, head home, or take a break in the anteroom…”

“Jay left to check on John,” Zoe said bluntly. “To see if he’s dead.”

“He’s not. Sean just called, saying that he’s safe and taken to the hospital-“

“And does that mean you don’t have to care?” Zoey demanded.

Cordy blinked.

Zoe was clearly emotional.

Furious, even.

“John almost died trying to save you, and you really feel nothing? Or don’t you care about that at all? You’d even continue your wedding after all that- is a wedding more important than a person’s life?!” Zoe snapped, her voice louder with every word.

She had always worshiped Cordy, never questioning Cordy’s actions.

help doing it now in front of all of

not deserve even a sliver of her sympathy? Did Cordy have

safe, and they got him to the hospital. And so what if she didn’t go with John? She’s not

fine since he has others with him, and it’s not like Cordy can just leave her

no skin off her

John, but Cordy was so eerily calm Zoe feared that Cordy would never

lonely would

Some people hide their misery

that Cordy’s calmness was not indifference but merely suppression of her

because she did not want to afford herself the chance to

But…’ Zoe was

lengths to prepare this, and I won’t put his effort to waste. Moreover, John is the reason why this happened in the first place. I don’t owe him

“I-“

to argue, but Quinn held her back and stopped her right then.

aside. “Let’s see how John is

want Zoe to start fighting Cordy,

but you’re staying,” Zoe said, pushing Quinn away just then.” It’d be nonsensical if both

with those words, Zoe strode