A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 26

Noel took the zipper and pulled as hard as she could

Mandy inhaled as much as she could in turn, but the zipper just would not go up whatever they did.

“It’s not going to work, Mandy,” Noel said helplessly and tiredly.

“No way! My waist is so thin!” It was just too much for Mandy.

She could not even imagine the contempt Cordy would show her if she could not put on the gown! She was not about to suffer such ignominy!

“It won’t work. It will break if I keep pulling it.”

“Then break it! Just pull!”

“Cordy will know if it does break! She’ll definitely ask you to pay for it!”

“She’ll make me pay even if I don’t!” Mandy growled through her teeth.

Still, Noel was shrewd enough to think of a way around it. “Hold on just a minute. If you can’t put it on when you’re this slim, Cordy wouldn’t be able to do it either. If neither of you can put it on, she has no right to ask you to pay for it.”

realized that Noel was

“Yeah.”

the plan, both of them left the fitting

sitting on a couch at the VIP corner and having

there was clearly a smile

and challenged her, saying, “I can’t put it on, Cordy Sachs, but that doesn’t mean you can either! Put it on-if it fits,

munch on her chips. She then

Mandy was scowling

as much as she could but still could not wear

carefreely?!

her lips then, and told Richard to be

fitting room.

arrived

walked up

was surprised. “What

and I was worried you’d be tricked since she was being so unreasonable-that’s why I called

she had no

did not actually worry about Mandy-she just wanted