Semua Bab A Life Debt Repaid: Bab 801 - Bab 810

John then began to recount how he started dating Nana. "I happened to run into Nana at the time. She was just about to get a heart transplant surgery with not much chance of success, around sixty to seventy."Cordy's fingers clenched on her wine glass—she hated it, but she also wanted to know his past."One of the care workers had wheeled me out on a stroll in the garden of the hospital. I looked like a mummy, with my whole face bandaged. She must’ve found my appearance amusing, so she approached me and asked what condition I had.""She spoke in Zidonian, and it gave me a sense of familiarity in contrast to my parents. Moreover, it's been a while since I just woke up from the accident. I basically never spoke to anyone… And yet, I talked to her a lot that day, and we learned about our respective situations.""That was when she said she’d date me if she survived the surgery. I said yes."John glanced at Cordy as he said that, and saw her calmly sipping her red wine, looking almost

Cordy laughed dryly—John’s brazen attitude never did change. "Why are you laughing?" John frowned, her laughter upsetting him somewhat."Because you're younger.""You must be overjoyed." John grinned smugly.Cordy smiled, but said nothing."And don't change the subject," John said sternly. "Don't meet Patrick Stuart ever again from now on. It upsets me.""We have a business partnership," she replied.She always kept business and personal affairs separate, and Patrick always had been a gentleman."If we ever were going to be together, we already would have. We certainly wouldn't wait until now," Cordy added bluntly. "Fine, then how about this?" John said, as if suddenly coming to a realization. "Call me whenever you're meeting him, even if it's for business. I'll sit in."Cordy stared at him incredulously. How could he get so petty?"Trade secrets are involved. Having a third party would be inconvenient.""Then I can wait outside while you have your discussion.""Could yo

Beside Zoe, Candice said, "Looks the same to me." "No way," Zoe said as she checked the script again. "This one is so crude!""Well, how complex did you want it?" Candice laughed. "They gave you a minor role before, and it's paragraphs for you now. What more do you want?"It was just banter—she meant no harm despite the irony in her words.On the other hand, Zoe was frowning as she came to a realization.Could it be…?!She couldn’t help asking, "Could you show me your last script?""Hold on, I think I kept it in my bag…" Candice quickly took it out and showed it to Zoe, while unable to hold back a huge sigh. "See? I had at least two pages' worth of lines last time, but it's been halved! I'm sure I won't even have this much in the next round."Zoe read Candice's script for the last round twice, and finally confirmed her earlier suspicions. Even her script for the last round was different from the rest of the cast; her heart skipped a beat, while she felt a flutter over her ch

Though their eyes met for just a second, Zoe immediately turned away. Jay also quietly turned away.To make herself appear calm, Zoe told Bob, "Don't even joke about it. You're engaged.""That's exactly why I'd joke about it," Bob grinned, though there seemed to be a slight bitterness in it.Even so, mentioning the engagement did make Zoe feel a little less awkward."Let's drink," Sam suddenly said, raising his glass and clearly not keen on letting the mood be spoiled just like that. "You've been nagging us to drink, but you're not touching your glass when you arrive."Bob was being nice when he brought Zoe and Quinn as well.Zoe picked up her glass of water, which Bob spotted immediately. He exclaimed in disbelief, "You're drinking water, Zoe?!"The girl was an incorrigible alcoholic!"I'll pass since I still have a rehearsal tomorrow." Zoe smiled. "Don't worry, I'll drink as much water as you would alcohol for the night. And pure water, at that.""Isn't that a little weird?"

"You call yourself fat?" Bob found it inconceivable, and grew exceedingly agitated. "Do you even have fat on your body? It hurts to see you so skinny! Hell, I’d like to cut off my flab and give it to you."As Jay slowly returned to his seat, Zoe looked disgusted. "Please don't. I won't survive that.""Look, I'm telling you, Zoe," Bob huffed. "I don't know how things work in showbiz, but I can't take it if you have to become skin and bones just to stay in it.”"You don't have to take it," Zoe retorted, speechless. "As long as the audience likes it.""What, I'm not a part of the audience?""An insignificant part of the audience.""I'll be your No.1 fan, believe it!""Thank you, but you should stick to being Cora Levine's No.1 fan. I don't need the trouble," Zoe said bluntly.Such was the influence of alcohol—she was much more candid now.At that, Bob's expression changed a little.Cora seemed to be a touchy subject around this table, and the mood around the table changed dramat