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.”

moment, but soon realized that Noel was right. “Help me take

“Yeah.”

both of them

on a couch at the

up, there was clearly

challenged her, saying, “I can’t put it on, Cordy Sachs, but that doesn’t mean you

but continued to munch on her chips.

Mandy was scowling

inhale as much as she could but still could not wear it. And yet Cordy was

carefreely?!

wiped her lips then, and told Richard to be a good boy and wait outside

fitting room.

Kyle arrived at

quickly walked up

“What

and I was worried you’d be tricked since she was being

not care for Cordy, but she had no reason to

worry about Mandy-she just wanted Kyle to