A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 412

Alan demanded, "I've had enough of your antics for one night, John! Let go of her right now!"

"I'll return once I've sent her home!" John shot back.

"You, sending Cordy home? In front of everyone attending the Stuarts’ charity ball?!" Alan barked. "Do you even

understand that you're humiliating them?! If Cordy hadn't been smart enough, you would've already ruined your own reputation! I have never been this disappointed in you!”

"For once," John replied bluntly.

Alan was left bristling by John's reply right then, and his face suddenly flushed, as if he could not breathe just then.

"Please calm down, sir," Lawrence said, immediately noticing Alan's condition after serving Alan for years. "The doctors already mentioned that you shouldn't get agitated because of your high blood pressure. You've already had a stroke before, and the consequences would be devastating if it recurs..."

John calmed down slightly as well when he saw Alan's condition.

However, he was not letting go of Cordy either.

that grandfather and grandson were still very much on edge, Lawrence quickly tried to reason with

him

was not playing along at all, and he simply told Alan,

rage. "Do you really want to see me die in front of you that badly?! Just like how you had to watch your

and he appeared to be

was staring at John nervously at the same

twitched in

how determined he was, he could not leave without

shook his hand off-successfully

no complaints since families came

mother were still alive or if her father was devoted to her, she would do anything for them

me bear the weight of a man's death.

words, it would overwhelm her if Alan died because

knuckles cracking even

sparing John another

John looked

was no question about it-she was