A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1033

Jay returned to Zoe's ward, where she kept browsing through the news.

She would be lying if she was not upset, though it surprised her that she was even more upset seeing the comments flame Jay more than they flamed her.

As such, Jay found her cheeks flushed crimson as soon as she entered, looking like she was ready to fight someone at any moment.

He could not help chuckling just then, though Zoe noticed him just then.

She was speechless to see him smiling and looking so good at that. "How could you still smile now, Jay?! The ground is shrinking beneath our feet!"

"I'd still have enough money to last both of us." Jay grinned adoringly.

"So, you don't have a solution?" Zoe stared at him just then, feeling very much hysterical.

Did she want money?

Yes, she certainly did.

But more than that, she wanted both money and faith!

She was endlessly greedy that way.

"I do. We have a press conference scheduled for 2 PM tomorrow, though I don't know what might come of it." Jay told her about his arrangement.

"And what are we going to say? Apologize? Don't we have to prepare our scripts? Do we have one? Should I cry?" Zoe asked in agitation.

Jay simply smiled in amusement. "No, you don't have to do anything. Just dress pretty for tomorrow."

"Dress pretty?!" Zoe was speechless. "Shouldn't I be acting miserable to win sympathy?"

"No, you don't," Jay said slowly and definitively. "You just have to be yourself when you're with me. There's no need to curry anyone else's favor."

Zoe's heart skipped a beat.

There were obviously plenty of things to worry about, and she clearly did not want everything to fall apart.