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.

leave on my own…”

John said mildly, but there was something in his

at the tender, overbearing

Richard. “Take

Richard promptly responded, having received his orders.

John turned to leave, and

so busy, but he would still throw

lying if she said that she was not touched, though not at the point where she

we go to the

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 tender voice, as if it only

her heart turning to mush.

tightly to Richard’s little hand and

left, the

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

to think that John was a firefighter, but her feelings toward him naturally took

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

with anticipation, and she knew very

she wanted, she

wait, Cordy Sachs!