A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 821

Clara was even more surprised just then. "Why do you want to call Mr. Parker?"

Did Yelena know Jay?

"I wanted to call him," Yelena said, blinking her wide, innocent eyes at Clara. "Can't you help me, Grandma?"

Clara certainly could not refuse her adorable granddaughter and did not ask further since she presumed it to be a child's whim.

She scrolled through Zoe's contacts and soon found it, then asked Yelena, "Do you want to call him now?"

"Not now. I'll write down the number for now," Yelena said.

"Okay," Clara simply thought that the little girl was having fun, as she always did—adults could never understand the games children played anyway.

Clara wrote down the number for Yelena on a piece of paper. Yelena happily took it and said, "Thank you, Grandma."

Clara patted Yelena's little head, while Yelena slipped the number in her pocket and took Zoe's phone back to Zoe's room.

Zoe was still in bed, unable to fall asleep. She saw Yelena gingerly entering, worried of waking her just then.

Zoe simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep to see what her little girl was up to.

Keeping her eyes narrowed, she watched as Yelena tiptoed inside and put her phone beside her before leaving quietly.

Zoe felt more warmth spreading over her chest—Yelena was really the apple of her eye, and she would not feel cold with Yelena around.

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Early next morning, Zoe got out of bed early and prepared to head over to the studio for rehearsals.

"Mommy," Yelena greeted Zoe—she always woke very early to see Zoe off.

"Have you eaten breakfast, Yelena?"

"Yes, Mommy. Aren't you going to have breakfast?"