A Life Debt Repaid

“There isn’t. I’m afraid I would have to ask you to leave.”

“Why? We haven’t finished our food!” Mandy snapped—ever self-important, this naturally left her furious.

“There’s no reason in particular. You’re just not welcome in this premises.”

“Don’t you know who I am?!”

“No, I don’t,” the waiter replied plainly.

“You don’t know who Mandy is? She’s a top star and the heiress to Jessop Ventures.” Noel name-dropped beside them.

“Oh,” the waiter said, but he remained cold as ever. “This way please, Ms. Jessop.”

Mandy and Noel were both left gritting their teeth in rage, but just as they got to their feet to leave, they suddenly saw Cordy sitting at the next table.

What was she doing there?!

They soon noticed the man and child with Cordy as well.

Despite her pride, Mandy was instantly bewitched by John’s sheer beauty.

She was left wondering when someone that handsome existed in North City—not even the top stars in showbiz could match him!

Noel came to her senses then and called out, “Sis?”

Cordy simply ignored her.

Noel turned to John then. She was likewise bewitched, but also jealous that Cordy could get himself such a beautiful man.

Not even Kyle was anywhere near that good-looking!

Aggrieved, she then remembered something at the next second and quickly said, “That’s the firefighter you fell for, right?!”

Beside her, Mandy was immediately disappointed.

It was not surprising that she had never met him before—he was completely beneath them.

and you’re already got yourself a man on the rebound…

hostilely at Noel, who was pretending to be kind as she continued to

that he was just the backup lover. “Also, you actually brought him here? It costs several grand to eat here at any time,

to her feet.

leveled an icy glare at Noel, but she did not actually want

fit—at least not in front of Richard—but she could

putting her hands over Richard’s ears, she snapped coolly, “Word of advice: you should cease that despicable behavior of yours. Do you really think that everyone is like you, preferring second-hand goods like Kyle Jessop?

b…” Noel’s face turned pale from

coolly butted in,

turned to Mandy and the latter met her gaze without flinching. “That’s what you are. Everyone in North City knows what you’re really

as she spoke—even if he was not from

on him. She would never sink so low to become

and he barked, “A man like

down the spine—both Noel and Mandy gasped, their

to say what was on her

was cowed too.

to criticize!” John continued darkly. “You want to know what’s between me and Cordy? Fine! I like her and I’m

waiter a look, who hurried toward them and told Mandy and

left petrified by John’s outburst and

snapped, “Why

ones who had to leave?

two of

Levine, CEO of Levine Ventures! How

but he was soon staring at her as if she was an

buzz off!” Mandy demanded.

“I’m going to have

was flushed

alright, Mandy. Let’s go,” Noel pulled her along then—she did not want to make a scene, but she threw a jibe

time, I’m afraid. Both

left

control, Noel quickly stopped her. “There might be paparazzi nearby. Just

worried that someone watching would try to make a story out of this, which would in turn

she had to leave with Noel,

were gone, and things were back to normal