A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 336

Chapter 336

As Zoe drank the shrimp soup, she asked coolly, "Who is that man from yesterday?"

She did not care, but still needed information anyway-she certainly did not want to face something like that every night.

Clara worked hard to hold back her tears before saying, "He's my husband."

As Zoe glanced at her, she continued, "After I left the Levines' service, I could not be picky since I already have a child, so I had to marry a good man."

Zoe raised an eyebrow-a good man?

"He used to be a good man-a farmer. I thought that he had been good to me and Cora, and he did not seem to mind that I was a single mother..."

Clara then paused for a moment before continuing. "So, I told him about the money I had. He seemed to change immediately after that and kept coaxing me to give it to him so he could start a business in the city. He appeared determined, so I didn't stop him, but it turns out that he wasn't built for it. Soon, all our money was gone, our house taken as collateral, and to top it off, he became a drug addict."

Even as Cordy spoke, her tears could not stop running. "His temper became worse after the drugs and would abuse me when he ran out of money. I worked as a maid again after his business went bankrupt, but he would take all the money I had. I lost my job because he went looking for me at my employer's home, and I could only work at construction sites..."

"Why didn't you divorce him?" Zoe asked.

"I tried, but he always refused. He'd beat me up and threatened to kill me and Cora if I went through with it, so I didn't test him. I tried to run away with Cora, but he would always find us and beat us up worse than before. I really don't dare to challenge him."

"Can't you call the cops?"

"We did. He was arrested before too, but he'd just become worse when he's released. What good is that? It'd just give us a couple years of respite."

"Haven't you thought of leaving North City and going somewhere he’d never find you?"

"I've never left North City my entire life-1 wouldn't know what to do if I did. I'm not that well educated, and Cora wants to stay in North City for her career..."