A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 140

Mandy had no choice but to leave, gritting her teeth even as Jay looked on.

Even so, she always got everything she wanted!

The fashion gala began with the celebrities taking to the red carpet according to an arranged sequence.

Mandy would usually be arranged to take the stage early in such events, but thanks to her family’s influence, most event organizers would let her place later. Moreover, since Jessop Corp was one of the partners in this event, she was placed second last.

But when it was her turn to walk the red carpet, she refused, citing health reasons.

The red carpet was vacant for ten minutes, but the organizers could not force Mandy to do anything–no one would dare to provoke her given her family’s influence.

Having no choice, the organizers had to ask Zoe to save the day.

Zoe was no diva, and she agreed to it despite the obvious displeasure from Linda, her manager.

red carpet,

Mandy was planning to come

promptly stopped and told the crew, “I can walk the red carpet, but the event must end once I’m done–no one is to come after me.

they all knew that

is not up for negotiation.” Zoe was

surprised by Zoe’s determination, and she was actually pleased–she had to speak up for Zoe so many times, since Zoe had every right to throw

all grown

leave

Linda’s phone rang with a call

“Why should we let Mandy Jessop take the

a shame, but Mandy was born important and we can’t afford to provoke her,” her boss replied. “Just try to calm Zoe down–tell her that I’ll treat her to a nice dinner after this, that I owe her

boss had said that, and she grumpily put down her phone to tell Zoe, “The boss says we do

good father, I guess, and rumor has it she’s hooking up with Jay Parker too. Even if he isn’t getting a cut from the Levines‘ estate, he’s a member of the family and everyone

annoyed the more she spoke,

conceit.