A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 43

While Cordy’s eyes narrowed, Mandy started to leave with a strut, certain that Cordy would not linger now!

However…

Rip!

The tear of fabric abruptly echoed through the banquet hall.

Mandy was left staring blankly for a couple heartbeats-her chest gown had suddenly torn open, revealing her skin-color breast padding in front of everyone!

The sheer ignominy…!

Nearby, Noel was stunned for a moment, but decided to shift a couple paces to the side. She was clearly just going to watch as Mandy made a fool of herself, while distancing herself.

And when Mandy came to her senses, she promptly wrapped her arms around her own chest and turned to glare viciously at Richard.

His squeaky clean leather shoes were standing firmly on the hem of her skirt, and he said with innocence showing all over his little face, “You wouldn’t harass a little boy like me, right? I’m only six-it was an accident.”

all the way down

that brat use her

was not John’s son, she would have wrung

gown is torn, ma’am. You wouldn’t stay at an important event like this, right? That’s disrespectful to my

not help

father’s wit-and she would not have believed it

react so quickly… And if she were to be honest, she herself would never have thought

How cathartic!

eventually broke down and

have known that she would

Jessop and Allie Larson rushed to the scene, but they were soon glowering when they saw their daughter in that tragic

quickly took off his suit jacket and draped it over Mandy’s

Mandy burst into

turned toward Richard, the child met his gaze fearlessly with a look of childish

daughter instead, “Go home with your mother already. Do you want to embarrass

not going to leave in such

here?” A

see John’s towering