After dinner, Bob hurriedly left with Sam and Jay. He had always celebrated his birthday that way—he would accompany his parents and elders at home and eat with them in the morning, while it was his time after dinner. They were about to leave Davis Villa when Yulia suddenly stopped him. "Bob," Yulia said. "Bring Cora along." "How can I enjoy myself if I bring her along?" Bob became quite displeased. "You can have a great time just the same. She can join you." "But we're all men…" "So, I asked Cora to keep an eye on you," Yulia said overbearingly. "In short, I'll leave her in your care." "Why me?" Bob was infuriated. "Jay is the closest to her among the three of us. He's her uncle. You should leave her in Jay's care instead." Jay glanced at Bob—the latter was good at shirking his responsibility. "I don't care who's in charge. In short, you guys have to take care of her. Nancy and I want to play poker at home, so you've got to keep an eye on her. If anything happens,
Cora then saw that Jay had gotten out of the car.She followed him and sat in front of the food stall. Those who got into the upper class of the society would realize that everyone around them were very exceptional, with Jay being an example. He just sat in front of the food stall to wait for his apple pie, but many passers-by could not help but look at him. Even though he was not considered very outstanding in their circle, he was exceptional in the world of ordinary people. Each of them ordered an apple pie respectively. Jay took a bite, but he found it too sweet—he did not like desserts very much. "Is it nice?" Cora asked. "Hmm," he answered. He was still quite indifferent toward her, and she acted sensibly and did not say much. They lowered their heads to eat their apple pies quietly. "I'd like two apple pies, please. One to go, and one for here." Suddenly, he heard a familiar female voice. Jay's hand stiffened with the spoon in his hand before he then lowe
"Do you live around here?" Cora asked her. "Hmm." "This neighborhood seems pretty good," Cora said lightly. "So, you think I should stay in the slums, don't you?" Zoe sounded rather blunt. "I didn't mean that. I also feel quite guilty to see Mom treat you that way..." "Okay, that's enough. You don't have to tell me about your good relationship with your mother." Zoe interrupted her. Cora then stopped talking. Though she did not treat Zoe badly, Zoe did not like her. "Let's go," Jay said to Cora as he put down his spoon. "I haven't finished eating." Cora liked to eat apple pies very much. Besides, the apple pies here were very nice. "I'll get the leftovers packed up for you," Jay said. "Get into the car first." Jay handed the car key to Cora. She nodded obediently. "Okay. Thank you, Uncle Jay." After that, she grabbed the key and left first. Zoe sneered. Jay was nice to everyone. It was in the middle of winter, and he would rather suffer in the cold to pack
"Well, what kind of girl does he like then?" "That's not important. In short, he won't accept you. If you don't want to get hurt or get into such a great mess that you feel too humiliated, you'd better go home and tell your mother that you feel nothing for him. You should ask your mother to give up on that idea." Jay sounded aloof. Cora's eyes turned slightly red. She had just joined this circle, and she finally summoned up her courage to take a step forward. Making friends was the first step she took. However, Jay had stopped her that way. "But I don't want to make my mother sad. She did this for my sake," Cora answered uneasily. "You love life shouldn't be controlled by others." "But I want her to be happy..." "Do you want to get famous?" Jay asked her. Cora looked at him with surprise. She could feel his indifference toward her. He sounded so cold when he raised that question. "Give Bob up, and I'll make you famous." Jay gave a condition. Cora was moved.
After all, Bob knew that Jay was John's relative. So, he must have known a lot. "I don't think so, but it's hard to say," Jay answered after ruminating over it for a while. He had been framed by Cordy a few days ago because he failed to fulfill the task that John had given him, so he felt slightly guilty. He wondered how Cordy was in Rocktown now. He did not see her come back after she went there, and John also did not come back all that while. Although he was unclear about the current situation of the Stuart family, he instinctively knew that it was very tense. "Johnny is the smartest among us. He's the most handsome, and he's had the best academic results since childhood. However, he can’t lead the kind of life he wants freely." Bob sighed helplessly. "Is the greater the power, the greater the responsibility?" "You don't have to meddle in that." Sam said to Bob, "People like you and I who sit around and do nothing won't understand Johnny's ambition. Just drink your
"Which floor is it?" Jay asked. He knew that a couple would be happy to have each other's company even if they did nothing. "The twenty-third." Jay pressed the button. When they arrived at the floor, Jay helped Bob over and walked to a large door. Jay wanted to leave after helping Bob to the door, but Bob could not even stand steadily and would collapse on the floor if Jay let him go. So, Jay gritted his teeth and pressed the doorbell. The door opened very soon. He then saw a charming face, and she was even wearing a... seductive slim-fitting dress. One could see her body vaguely, and it was a vague scenery. Zoe's joyful face stiffened when she saw Jay. She had seen him twice that day, and she did not know if that was an ill-fated relationship or not. Jay averted his gaze and explained, "Bob got drunk after getting Sam drunk just so he could come and see you earlier. So, I helped to get him here." Zoe remained quiet. "I'll help him in. He's too drunk to wal
Zoe did not react for a while after Jay spoke. It was because Zoe just raised a polite suggestion casually. However, he took it seriously. Jay lowered his eyes and was about to speak. "I'll go and run the bath for you." Zoe got out of bed. She brushed past him and went to the bathroom outside to run him a bath. After that, she returned to her bedroom to find men's pajamas and shorts for him. Bob had not left his clothes there, because he had never spent the night there. She felt that he might want to stay the night there that night, so she bought him matching pajamas when she bought the sling dress, as well as two pairs of shorts for him. Zoe came out and said to Jay, "Just put on the pajamas for the time being." "Thank you." After she gave him the clothes, she brushed past him and then entered her bedroom. Jay watched as she squatted and cleaned up Bob's vomit. She had grown up in Levine Manor and led a spoiled life. She never did any household chores, let alon
When she handed it to him, she noticed something strange about both their arms. Zoe's eyes flashed with a different light as she looked down at her pajamas. Only then did she realize that they were wearing matching pajamas. She thought that she would wear them with Bob after that night, so she placed them in the bathroom first. She did not think so much when she put them on just now... She did dream of wearing matching clothes with Jay in the house they shared. After she had given up all hope, the thing she wished for but could never get was finally achieved. It was easily fulfilled now. God did indeed like to tease her. She handed the hairdryer to him silently, and she did not explain it. After all, Jay would not care about that. He would not care what she wore since he felt nothing for her. Besides, she had been very clear with him just now. It was Bob's pajamas, and it was reasonable for her and Bob to wear matching pajamas. She then returned to the countertop to