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!

tonight,” John told Cordy then. “Wait for me. I’ll

I can

there was something in his voice

was left fuming at

turned to Richard. “Take good

responded, having

that, John turned to leave, and Cordy

busy, but he would

was not touched, though not at the point where she felt

to the backyard?”

Daddy told me that I’m a man, and that I should

felt her heart turning

tightly to Richard’s

watching nearby as Cordy left, the savagery in her eyes hardly

little gesture seemed to project

was a firefighter, but her feelings toward him naturally took a 180-degree turn after

also that moment, when John came below stage to

anticipation, and she knew very well

wanted, she

you wait, Cordy

banquet hall at 9 PM and took