A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1126

Quinn asked, "Are you sure you're not being paranoid?"

"Do I look like a paranoid person?" Zoe retorted.

Quint thought about it, but had to agree—if Zoe was convinced that Jay was being weird, there was definitely an issue with Jay.

And yet, it was so obvious that he pampered Zoe and tiptoed around her…

"Didn't Jay tell you anything?" Cordy asked casually.

"Tell me what?" Zoe was even more perplexed.

Cordy frowned—reasonably speaking, Jay would have recognized John as soon as he saw him, and John must have decided to reunite with family now that he returned to North City.

There was no reason to keep Zoe out of the loop, was there? Especially with the bond between her and John which stood for years…

"What's weighing on your mind?" Zoe was staring at Cordy, perplexed and feeling that Cordy was being weird too.

It almost felt like she was the weird one there…

"Maybe he's preparing a surprise for you." Cordy hastily came up with an excuse.

While Zoe appeared taken aback, Quinn quickly added, "That's true, that's the only explanation! So just let it pass, or you'd be curbing Jay's enthusiasm. I mean, you know how much courage it took for him to get romantic with you!"

Zoe's mood improved as Quinn chimed in, though Cordy became a little apprehensive and said gingerly, "Don't hold out too much hope, though."

"Why?"

"I just think Jay isn't the type who can prepare surprises…"

"True." Zoe nodded. "I shouldn't hold out too much hope."

"Either way, you just wait and see for now. Come on—it's rare for Cordy to come back, so we should start drinking," Quinn said, quickly smoothing things over.

Still, things got exciting as Zoe's mood improved, and the three ladies drank all the way past midnight until Jay came to get them.

He almost seemed used to seeing them drunk, and he sent Quinn home first before Cordy.

Zoe was leaning on Jay's chest, dizzily asleep.