Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Life Debt Repaid: Kabanata 781 - Kabanata 790

Cora said, "Mom’s asking everyone to eat at the manor. You didn't answer our calls, so she told me and Bob to swing by while we're heading over.""Oh, okay," Jay replied. "Will Cordy be bringing Dicky?""They're at the capital. They won't make it."Jay asked no further questions, and said, "Come on in.""Okay," Cora said, and headed inside with Bob."I'll go now," Zoe said, prepared to put on her shoes and leave right there and then."You can leave after breakfast," Jay said, stopping her."I'll pass.""It's fine—it's still early, and we're not going to Levine Manor straight away," Bob suddenly said.Zoe glanced at him, and nodded.Jay pursed his lips, staying impassive. Cora didn’t know that Bob used to date Zoe, and didn’t care much either since she believed that they were just good friends.Still, Zoe felt very much on edge, given the complicated relationship between all four of them who were now sitting in the same room.It was Cora who broke the awkward silence. "What'

Bob suddenly asked, "Please don't tell me you're rejecting Jay because he's a cripple.""He's actually a cripple?" Zoe exclaimed in surprise."What, you didn't know? You even called him a cripple just now!" Bob was left dumbfounded. "I thought…it's just a fracture, and it'd heal soon," Zoe was even more dumbfounded than him.Bob shot her a look before stopping his car by the curb, which left Zoe perplexed. He had seemingly done it for no reason.Once he stopped the car, he asked solemnly, "You really didn't know?" "What?""That Jay was caught in a car crash," Bob said, still surprised. Zoe gasped in shock. "Was it serious?"Bob rolled his eyes. "Are we doing a comedy routine right now?"Zoe was speechless, but she definitely had no idea—she had kept herself isolated from everything the year she left North City, pregnant.Bob actually seemed a little disappointed about that. "Jay never announced it, but most of the people in the business knew—either immediately or eventual

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.""So you're 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 hard for me to set aside a portion of the family fortune for you!""But I don't need a cent of the family fortune," Jay replied determinedly. "I won't show up eve

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. "Do you think Zoe’s that shallow?" Bob exclaimed in slight agitation, but he soon added, "Now that you mentioned it, she actually didn’t know your leg was permanently crippled when we spoke today. She thought it's a temporary thing."Jay's fingers clenched without realizing it, while Bob quickly explained, "She wasn’t actually repulsed—just surprised.

Sean said a little feebly, "Either way, that means we can't work on Steven.""That's not set in stone," Cordy argued. "Even if we can't get anything on his accounts, we can keep tabs on his whereabouts. There’s no doubt the mysterious person would contact Steven again. Personally, I don't think a lawyer would take up such a huge risk just for money. He must have a stake in terms of sentiment as well. It’s generally how most people are blinded, especially with money being icing on the cake.""Alright." Sean agreed to the plan without hesitation. "I'll arrange for my people to keep an eye on him in secret, and I’ll also look into his social circles to see if we can find any clues.""Right." Cordy nodded. "Well, I actually have a cruder and more violent idea.""I expect it to be violent, but not cruder." Sean chuckled—Cordy was as calm as she was meticulous, and any ideas she had would have been thought through thoroughly. "Get the cops involved," Cordy revealed her plan without a