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.”

the way down to her

that brat use her own words against

was not John’s son, she would have wrung his

pure and naive. “Your gown is torn, ma’am. You wouldn’t stay at an important event like this, right? That’s disrespectful to my great- grandfather

help bursting into

had certainly inherited his father’s wit-and she would not have believed it if she

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

How cathartic!

broke down and

she have known that she would be bullied

but they were soon glowering when they

off his suit jacket and draped it over Mandy’s shoulders

gown!” Mandy burst into

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

offend the boy, and snapped at his own daughter instead, “Go home with your mother already. Do

certainly was not going to leave

A deep, magnetic voice spoke just

John’s towering frame