A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1257

Cordy froze outside the front door, left embarrassed by Zoe even before she stepped inside.

Talk about a rock and a hard place…

Still, Zoe turned and saw her right then but appeared completely unabashed as she called out to Cordy loudly, "Oh, Cordy! You finally brought my cousin—I mean, my nephew home!"

John pursed his lips—Zoe was really getting full of herself after she took a promotion in seniority.

And to make things worse, he could not argue—which really felt like a defeat.

"Your dear aunt is getting real impatient. I think she'll drag you both out of bed if you still drag your feet," Zoe teased.

"Watch your manners," Nancy snapped.

"What manners? I'm their aunt too—what I say goes," Zoe argued.

Nancy was stumped, while Jay quickly smoothed things over. "Why don't we get things underway? Everyone's hungry, especially the kids."

He was certainly concerned that Nancy would start fighting Zoe, especially the latter being so fearless after she got over her past history with Nancy.

Nancy shot Zoe a look and huffed, "Yes, Dicky shouldn't go hungry especially during puberty, so I'll refrain from getting into another argument. Wilma, prepare some tea."

"Yes, Ms. Levine," the servant promptly said.

Naturally, Nancy took the main seat since she was the eldest member of the Levine family, while Jay and Zoe should offer her tea per tradition as newlyweds.

They took the tea cups the servant brought, with Jay serving her respectfully, "Have some tea, Nancy."

Nancy glanced at him briefly before taking his cup for a sip and then handing him a gift envelope.