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 to

brat use her

son, she would have wrung

looking 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 and my

not help bursting into laughter

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

so quickly… And if she were

How cathartic!

eventually broke down and screamed in

she would be bullied by

rushed to the scene, but they were soon glowering

took off his suit jacket and draped it

my gown!” Mandy burst into

turned toward Richard, the child met his

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

Mandy certainly was not going to leave in

A deep, magnetic voice spoke

see John’s towering frame striding