Bob was furious. "Yes, she stole twenty years of your life, but have you considered that you did the same to her too?! And she never hated you for it!"Comment by _ Lunaelle: changed "apoplectic"... please be mindful of big words in future translations"So what?!" Cora retorted. "She enjoyed all the luxuries of Levine Manor and had the best education, while I suffered out there! What right does she have to hate me?!""You like to think so, don't you?" Bob snapped, arguing furiously and not caring about humiliating Cora just then. "It's exactly as you put it—she enjoyed all those luxuries in life and would still be the heiress of the Levine family if you never showed up. She would still be high-and-mighty, enjoying life without a care, but because you showed up, she lost everything from her wealth to her family! Ask your conscience, wouldn't you feel hate if you were in her shoes?!""You're still my fiance, Bob!" Cora cried hysterically. "How could you say such things to me?! I'm th
Cora could not accept reality at all and was still yelling after Bob maniacally to justify herself. "I never did anything wrong! Zoe owes me that much! But now, every single one of you is hurting me!"Yes.She was not at fault.They were all at fault! Even so, Bob seemed not to hear her hysteria and left without looking back.Cora bit her lip.No. She had no regrets! She refused to regret what she did today! Never!-After leaving Cora's ward, Jay had headed to a quiet corner in the hospital, making arrangements in an orderly manner.Bob quietly walked up to Jay and waited in silence as he stood beside Jay.After around half an hour, Jay finally hung up and turned to Bob.As the men traded glances, Bob spoke first. "Sorry. I was the one who brought this on Zoe."Jay shook a head—this was not Bob's fault at all.It was Cora, who never once let go of the darkness plaguing her heart.He thought she could slowly change with everything he had done for her, but it turned o
Jay returned to Zoe's ward, where she kept browsing through the news.She would be lying if she was not upset, though it surprised her that she was even more upset seeing the comments flame Jay more than they flamed her.As such, Jay found her cheeks bright red as soon as she entered, looking like she was ready to fight someone at any moment.He could not help chuckling just then, though Zoe noticed him just then.She was speechless to see him smiling and looking so good at that. "How could you still smile now, Jay?! The ground is crumbling beneath our feet!""I'd still have enough money to last both of us." Jay grinned adoringly."So, you don't have a solution?" Zoe stared at him just then, feeling very much hysterical.Did she want money? Yes, she certainly did.But more than that, she wanted both money and faith!She was endlessly greedy that way."I do. We have a press conference scheduled for 2 PM tomorrow, though I don't know what might come of it." Jay told her about
Zoe turned to look at Jay to see the nonchalant look on his face and could not help asking, "You're really not afraid that Nancy is upset, are you?"Jay turned to look at her. "Are you?"Zoe shook her head and said flatly, "I used to care before, but I think I'm over it now.""So why should I be afraid?" Jay asked her with a smile.The way he put it… it was as if he would worry if she did and would not if she did not.But had he not been reliant on the Levines for years?Even if the Levines were no longer involved in commerce, their wealth and estate was immeasurable, and no one would challenge them for no reason. Naturally, Jay had gathered enough influence to himself by now, so the Levines could not do anything to him.Zoe just did not peg Jay for being such an ingrate."Don't worry over nothing," Jay said then, patting her head. "I never owed the Levines."He could read her mind as usual, though Zoe was pursing her lips.She certainly did not want Jay to ignore his conscie
Jay's eyes were obviously leveled at the journalists before them, but he also reached out to her right then and gave her hand a squeeze. His hand was so obviously warm, and Zoe suddenly relaxed considerably in an instant—not because Jay offered her a sense of security, or that she was convinced Jay could handle this perfectly, but she just felt that she could take it, however things would turn out.As long as Jay was at her side, even an apocalypse did not seem that serious.Well, she did not even mind admitting now that she had fallen in love with Jay again, to the point that she lost her sense of self.He had hurt her so grievously, and she swore never to love him again.And yet, once he changed, all her defenses were broken down.Honestly, Jay was going to ruin her life. If the day came when he suddenly stopped loving her, she had only her own bad luck to blame.But now, she could not care less—she wanted to run the distance with him.And so she could not help squeezing Jay
Zoe looked at Jay in turn, her heart racing for some reason.She began to tense up, as she suddenly had this feeling that Jay had been hiding a lot from her.She just had no idea what it was…Jay turned back toward the journalists then.They had been getting restless again a moment ago but were once again tame like a puppy, even keeping their breaths silent as if worried that Jay would stop talking if they disturbed him.He certainly had everyone on tenterhooks, but the man himself remained calm and unhurried.He said, "As everyone would be aware, I was adopted into the Levine family by Alan Levine. However, the truth is…"Jay gulped.It was a very well-hidden secret that only Alan and his biological mother knew, but he eventually found out.The ever-intelligent John found out later as well, and eventually the whole family.And now, the entire nation would as well…Even so, Jay's voice remained even. "I am Alan Levine's illegitimate son.""What?!"All the journalists prese
The journalists were left in an uproar again—no one could resist discussing the bombshells Jay was dropping! "My goodness… I thought it's already shocking that Jay is Alan Levine's illegitimate son… but Zoe used to be the Levines' heiress too?!""Why wasn't there anyone who told us about Zoe's identity before?""Now that Jay has mentioned it, it was weird how Zoe seemed to disappear into thin air back then. How could someone vanish from showbiz so completely? Was it really revenge from the Levines?!""I remember an article mentioning Zoe's appearance in front of Levine Manor, but no one seemed to care because Jay announced that he was dating Mandy Jessop soon after…""Oh, right, Jay used to date Mandy Jessop… I'm confused.""Yeah, it's all so complicated! This has to be the greatest bombshell in showbiz, don't you think?"The journalists were all eagerly and noisily discussing the piece of news, since there were just so many questions. Even they would lose their minds if Jay di
Zoe felt as if her heart was stabbed just then too.She had always been convinced that Jay never loved her, that Jay was only being nice to her to win points with the Levines so that he could continue to live with them in wealth and glamor.She never thought that Jay's obedience came from his desire to stay with her, even though he was always so withdrawn and aloof.Naturally, she had even less reason to expect that Jay had been rejecting her because he believed they were biologically related. And he never told her… because he was worried it would hurt her?It just might be true, because she would rather hate him than accept that a love between them was impossible!"I used to doubt Alan," Jay continued then. "I was sure that he just didn't want me to be with Zoe since I was adopted and lacking in status to marry her. That's why I had been sneaking off with his genetic material to perform paternity tests, doing one after another until I finally gave up on hoping… and became convi