A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 40

Mandy’s face turned green even as she glared at Zoe’s haughty figure.

What right did she have to attend the banquet tonight? Was she brought here to sing and dance for Alan just because she took the role of that Windmill Pictures TV series?

Even if Mandy did not actually have any status in showbiz, she got to belittle others-even A-list stars like Zoe-because of her family connections.

And Zoe must have taken the casting couch countless times over her long career. What right did she have to mock Mandy?!

“Please show some dignity, Ms. Jessop,” Jay said, leaving without taking her note.

Mandy was shaking with rage-the banquet tonight certainly left her with a belly full of grievances!

Even Noel did not want to stand by Mandy’s side now. She was keeping her distance-not because she was worried that she would upset Mandy, but because Mandy might embarrass her as well.

emcee began to speak at that moment,

gather towards the stage by instinct, just as a man in black arrived to

the opening speech in

for taking the time to attend. this banquet, held in honor of our host Alan Levine’s seventieth birthday…

with John wheeling Alan to center stage, while Richard stood nearby. primly

were on

matter how lacking he had been, even Kyle’s

in the blink of an eye!” Alan

the perfect occasion to

would be taking charge of Levine Ventures from

the mic to John, who

charisma and his devastating good

Levine.” His deep voice was certainly