A Life Debt Repaid novel Chapter 731

As Zoe abruptly opened the door to the inner room panickedly, she found Jay sitting calmly and elegantly on the luxurious couch in his lounge, taking a sip of coffee.

His bearing was certainly a far cry from hers.

Zoe worked hard to calm herself, before asking meekly, "How long have I been sleeping?"

"A day. It's now 10 PM."

A day—not just a couple hours and certainly not just the entire afternoon.

In other words, she slept for twelve hours… from 10 AM to 10 PM!

What?!

"Why didn't you wake me up?!" Zoe asked in shock.

She forgot to turn on her alarm, and she was the type who always overslept if no one disturbed her.

That was how soundly she slept.

"You used to be so foul-tempered if someone woke you," Jay blurted.

"That's before! Would I even misbehave now? I'd be marching out of bed if you called," Zoe quickly retorted.

Jay smiled then.

His smile had always been refined, and she had never seen him smile in a way that lacked control.

That was why one could not tell if he was just smiling out of politeness or if he was actually happy.

Likewise, his heart always seemed to be sealed, preventing anyone from seeing his true feelings.

That was how difficult he was to read, but that might also be how he treated her personally.

"Alright, I'll wake you up next time."

If there were a next time—there was no way she would sleep so pompously ever again!

"Put on your shoes," Jay reminded her just then. "I'm taking you home."

Zoe finally noticed that she had been walking barefooted since she woke up with a start.

"Oh."

Zoe did not dwell on it, since the rich would always have people around to serve them.

She was just saying that out of politeness anyway.

As they stepped outside, Zoe saw that the whole place was quiet and still wondered just then how she had managed to stay asleep for so long.

She got into Jay's car, wanting to refuse the ride but afraid to.

Nowadays, she was used to just playing along.

Still, she was sitting gingerly in the car and once again pressing herself against the door, distancing herself from Jay as much as possible.

Neither of them spoke throughout the journey either, leaving the interior of the car in suffocating silence.

When they finally arrived at Draxton Apartments, Zoe opened the door, ready for a hundred-yard dash the instant she got out.

Jay could read her intentions and wondered just then how much she hated him.