Chapter 713
A Life Debt Repaid
Jay then asked, âWhere are you staying?â
âDraxton Apartments,â Zoe quickly replied.
âYou heard her,â Jay told the chauffeur.
âYes, Mr. Parker,â the man replied respectfully and started the car.
The car sped along the broad, quiet streets in silence.
Somehow, the interior of the car was even quieter-one could even hear breathing inside.
It seemed that Zoe was really uncomfortable being alone with Jay in the same room, just like she had been with him at the studio before.
This was a complete repeat of that experience now, and it felt like she was sitting on a carpet of needles.
As such, Zoe kept staring outside the window without turning toward Jay once, therefore not noticing that he was glancing at her a few times.
He watches as she basically pressed herself against the door, trying to keep her distance as much as possible.
Jay tried to speak many times, but he ultimately chose silence.
When they arrived outside her apartment, Zoe quickly opened the door and said, âThanks for the ride, Mr. Parker.â
âZoe.â Jay stopped her, honestly feeling like she was trying to bolt just then.
He really wanted to tell her that she did not have toâthat he had a limp.
He would never catch up to her if she went a little faster.
âYour phone,â he said then, holding it out to her.
Zoe had actually forgotten about it entirely.
Jay actually wanted to return it for a while now, but he stayed silent because she was clearly being distant.
As such, he chose to stay silent all this while.
âOh!â Zoe exclaimed and took it back. âThank you. See you.â
With that, she quickly left without so much as a look behind-she was that eager to vanish from his sight.
Jay watched as she made a break for it, hurrying further into the distance amid the nightâ¦
Perhaps when you miss out on someone once, you miss out on them forever.
Under the same night sky, the interior of another black car was equally silent.
Sam suddenly asked, âDo you want a divorce?â
Quinn was resting her eyes as she reclined against her seat.
She certainly was no Zoe-that girl would only be drunk briefly and get sober soon enough.
On the other hand, it would take a couple days for Quinn to recover from the hangover, and she was still suffering a head-splitting headache at present.
All she wanted was to get home sooner and sleep-she might be getting sick by tomorrow too, after running around so much with Zoe out in the cold night.
As such, she was still a little out of it when she heard Samâs sudden offer and was left wondering if she imagined it.
âZoeâs right. You donât have to save yourself for me, because I donât need it, â Sam continued coolly then. âYouâre the lawyer, so draft the divorce agreement yourself and show it to me-lâll agree to anything within my means. Iâll also talk to my parents myself.â
Quinn finally turned toward him. âDo you want to get divorced?â
âIâm fine either way.â Sam shrugged. âNo skin off my back.â
âThen Iâll pass for now,â Quinn said flatly.
While Sam narrowed his eyes at her, she turned away and added, âI donât want the trouble.â
âMaybe I should remind you that your relationship with Ryan would be an extramarital affair as long as you donât divorce me?â Sam said. âOf course, I donât care if you cheat on me or anything-not when I did it to you umpteenth times. Your reputation will suffer regardless, and you might not be able to bear what others say about you.â âI donât have to suffer their criticism,â Quinn said slowly and clearly.
âWhatever you say,â Sam replied and said nothing else.