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.

much on edge, Lawrence quickly tried to reason with John.

him any further,

along at all, and he simply told

"Do you really want to see me die in front of you that badly?! Just like how you had to watch your own most beloved parents die all those

flushed even harder after all that yelling, and he appeared to be

staring at

fingers twitched

he was, he could not leave without

was when Cordy shook his hand

no complaints since families came

was devoted to her, she

she told John coolly, "Don't make me bear the weight of

words, it would overwhelm her if

cracking

John another glance. "Do you mind giving

just as John looked up at

question about it-she was giving