A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 785

Cora was surprised by the question posed by her mother to her uncle.

What relationship was she talking about?

It didn’t sound like Nancy was referring to their past familial bond…

Cora did a double take at the thought.

No way! Was Jay in love with Zoe?!

"That's my personal life. You need not meddle," Jay retorted coolly.

"I'm your sister, Jay!" Nancy was livid. "Everyone else in the family is gone, and there’s just a few of us left. If we don't stick with each other, we’ll scatter."

"Sticking together isn't dependent on meddling with each other's lives. Caring is plenty enough."

"So you're saying that I'm prying?" Nancy growled. "Do you think I'd care about you if my father didn't tell me to take care of you before he died? You know how upstanding I am, and how hard it was to convince myself to accept you! It was hard for me to set aside a portion of the family fortune for you!"

"But I don't need a cent of the family fortune," Jay replied determinedly. "I won't show up ever again if you really find my status unacceptable."

"Jay Parker! Are you really giving up on your family because of Zoe York?!" Nancy snapped, attributing all of Jay's indifference to Zoe.

"It has nothing to do with her. I just didn't want you to put yourself through so much trouble."

"I know very well what you're thinking, but I won't argue with you right now. But I’ll make it very clear, I won't accept you marrying Zoe! You can have any other woman you want, even someone from modest roots—I’d even sponsor your wedding lavishly and make it grand, as long as it isn't her!"

"Then I shall repeat myself: I don't need anyone meddling in my personal life." Jay's response was equally staunch.

Beside them, Cora was dumbstruck—she had never seen Jay act this cold, even at the studio.