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!

John told Cordy then. “Wait

can leave on my own…”

there was something in his voice that did not

fuming at the tender,

to Richard. “Take

sir,” Richard promptly responded, having received

and Cordy

would still

said that she was not touched, though not at the

we go to

patting his little head. “Thank you.” “You’re welcome, Mommy. Daddy told me that I’m a man, and that I should protect Mommy,” the boy

her heart turning

to Richard’s little hand and

as Cordy left, the savagery in her

little gesture seemed to project a kingly air. No

had at first been misled by Kyle to think that John was a firefighter, but her feelings toward him

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

with anticipation, and she knew very well why!

wanted, she

wait, Cordy Sachs!