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!

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

fine. I can leave

mildly, but there was something in

fuming at the tender, overbearing

“Take

responded, having received his

leave, and

so busy, but he would still

she was not touched, though not at the point where she felt it in her

go to the

from John and nodded, unable to resist and 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 said in his

heart turning

to Richard’s little hand and left the

watching nearby as Cordy left,

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

by Kyle to think that John was a firefighter, but her feelings toward

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

and she knew very well

wanted, she

wait,