A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 45

Mandy eventually lowered her head-even though the ignominy almost left her suffering a breakdown.

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine.” Cordy’s smile became even more obvious, but she was still being magnanimous.

After all, this alone was more than enough suffering for Mandy.

And seeing that her daughter apologized, Dandy quickly turned to John. “Mr. Levine, do you think I can leave with my daughter now?”

“This must never happen again.”

“Of course, of course-I’ll definitely straighten her out when I get home.”

And with that, Dandy firmly dragged Mandy along as their family fled, cutting a miserable figure.

Once they were gone, things returned to normal at the banquet hall.

Naturally, many still had their eyes on John and Cordy, studying them and wondering how the hell two people from two different worlds managed to hook up!

And yet, it was happening right in front of their eyes!

be a little busy tonight,” John told Cordy then. “Wait for me. I’ll take you

fine. I can leave on

was something in his voice that did not allow

fuming at the tender,

to Richard. “Take good care of

promptly responded, having

to leave, and Cordy watched as he hurried

would still throw everything aside

she was not touched, though not

to

“You’re welcome, Mommy. Daddy told me that I’m a man, and that I should protect Mommy,” the boy said in his tender voice, as if it only made

her heart turning

held on tightly to Richard’s

as Cordy left,

towards John, whose every move and little gesture seemed to project a kingly air. No man present even held

Kyle to think that John was a firefighter, but

moment, when John came below stage to talk to Kyle-how insignificant

with anticipation,

wanted,

you wait, Cordy

at the banquet hall at