A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 653

"I'm back now, aren't I?" Zoe smiled cheekily.

"I thought you were never coming back!" Quinn complained.

Of course, Zoe would never dare to admit that she had considered that possibility before.

She had become a lot more tactful over the years.

"I just went elsewhere to get a breather. Now that I'm in a better mood, I'm back." Zoe tried to explain herself.

"Why didn't you reach out to us over the past three years?" Quinn could not get over herself.

"Can't I just wallow in self-pity for a while? All of you ended up rich and famous, while I'm down and out. Can't you give me some time to be jealous of you guys?"

"Zoe! Be serious!"

"Yes, yes. I was just afraid that if I reached out to you, you would betray me. There are many people in North City I don't want to see, so I had to hide."

"Who are they?"

"Don't you already know?" Zoe tried to skirt the topic.

"Jay Parker?" Quinn cut straight to the chase.

"Not just him, really."

"Did you know that back then, Jay…"

"Can we not talk about him, please?" Zoe cut her off. "I just saw him at the broadcasting station earlier and his expression was so dark he looked as if I owed him millions. Make me feel better today, won't you?"

"So it's to hide from Jay."

"Really, it's not just him. There's also Bob Davis, Nancy Levine…you guys have some sort of connection with them too, so I decided to hide from you guys as well."

"Since when were you so cowardly, Zoe?!"

"You're looking right at someone who's been tortured by harsh reality," Zoe said honestly yet casually.

One could sense that she was in a positive frame of mind, in which she had let go of things that previously haunted her.

Quinn wanted to say something further, but Cordy stopped her. "Zoe is back. Let the past stay in the past."

Quinn pursed her lips.

Zoe shot Cordy a look of gratitude.

She almost could not take Quinn's questioning.

"Do you know? Many major things happened in North City while you were away." Quinn decided to stop complaining and began chatting about another topic.

"I've watched everything that was reported on major news outlets."

"Such as?"