A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1034

Zoe turned to look at Jay to see the nonchalant look on his face and could not help asking, "You're really not afraid that Nancy is upset, are you?"

Jay turned to look at her. "Are you?"

Zoe shook her head and said flatly, "I used to care before, but I think I'm over it now."

"So why should I be afraid?" Jay asked her with a smile.

The way he put it… it was as if he would worry if she did and would not if she did not.

But had he not been reliant on the Levines for years?

Even if the Levines were no longer involved in commerce, their wealth and estate was immeasurable, and no one would challenge them for no reason. Naturally, Jay had gathered enough influence to himself by now, so the Levines could not do anything to him.

Zoe just did not peg Jay for being such an ingrate.

"Don't worry over nothing," Jay said then, patting her head. "I never owed the Levines."

He could read her mind as usual, though Zoe was pursing her lips.

She certainly did not want Jay to ignore his conscience for her sake or be condemned as an ingrate, since the Levines had been good to him.

Nonetheless, they had returned to North City by 11 AM, and Jay even brought in a makeup artist for Zoe.

She really had no idea what she was up to—would everyone not be further outraged the prettier she looked right now?

Still, she did not reject it, since Jay might prefer lookers.

Either way, she trusted him unconditionally, and at worst, they would both be flamed—her heart was stout enough to take that much.

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At 2 PM, Jay and Zoe appeared punctually at the venue of the press conference, and both were dressed grandly for the occasion.

"Mr. Parker, you have been revealed to be lying about your secret marriage with Ms. York. What do you have to say about that?"

"Are you dressed grandly to declare to the internet that neither of you care about the netizens' skepticism towards your relationship?"

"Mr. Parker, are both of you here to tell everyone with that getup that public opinion does not matter to you?"

"Is your marriage hidden, shotgun, or coerced?"

The journalists' barrage of questions was starting to overwhelm Zoe, since she had never suffered such harassment from the press before.

When she was canceled earlier, she basically disappeared without a trace and without a chance to face the press.

She could not help turning toward Jay.

She had no idea when it started, but Jay had become her refuge.