A Life Debt Repaid By Cheng Xiaocheng Chapter 12


    Chapter 12


    Mandy almost jumped. “What?!” The other Jessops were starting to get annoyed with her antics, but


    Mandy’s eyes went red right after her call with her manager ended.She had been drifting along the


    lines of bing a B-list actress and that TV series was supposed to solidify her status as one!“What


    now?” Kyle asked impatiently.“My manager called me, saying that the investors want another actress


    for my role.”Kyle frowned. “If I remember correctly, it’s Windmill Pictures, which is owned by Levine


    Ventures, isn’t it? Did you upset anyone from their family?”“No way! I don’t even know them!” Mandy


    quickly denied it, and cried in agitation, “I don’t care what it takes, Kyle—get that role for me! It’s


    important for my career!”Kyle was puzzled too—casting choices would not be changed once


    decided.Still, he suddenly remembered a little detail.“I heard that Bob Davis and John Levine were


    childhood friends, and that they remained very good friends although John usually stays abroad.


    Maybe Bob asked for John’s help to harass you…”“Bob is so despicable!” Mandy snarled viciously, not


    doubting Kyle’s words at all.“If you want the role, I suggest you talk to Bob… or go straight to John,”


    Kyle suggested then.“What are you talking about?”“Dad just said a few days ago, didn’t he, that John


    was interested in meeting you? Wouldn’t it be easy for you to get that role once you marry him?” Kyle


    exined.“No way! I don’t want to be a baby mommy! Not in this lifetime!” Mandy promptly refused. “I’d


    rather talk to Bob than John!”Kyle said nothing to that—his sister had been pampered since a child and


    no one could ever force her to do anything she did not like!…“Achoo!”Bob suddenly sneezed in his


    luxury private room at the extravagant Regent Club.Who could be missing him thiste at night?“What


    are you spacing out for?” Sam Saunders hurried him then. “It’s a rare asion for the great John


    Levine to join us. Drink!”“Amen. No one is leaving without getting drunk,” Bob quickly chimed in.In the


    room with them were John Levine and Jay Parker—all friends who grew up together, but rarely


    gathered together since John spent most of his time abroad.In fact, thest time all four of them


    gathered was when they weed John’s return eight years ago.He drank a lot that night, and then


    disappeared.“And with that, he was gone eight years,” Bob murmured, feeling sentimental for


    once.However, just as he was about to clink sses with John, his phone suddenly started to ring.A


    little upset then, Bob answered it since he did not recognize the number. “Who is it?!”…Earlier, Mandy


    had returned to her room and decided to bear with all the misgivings she had about Bob and called


    him.However, her face fell when she heard Bob being so nonchnt.She never changed her number—


    how could he not know?!Was he not doing this on purpose?Men were always so disgusting!“It’s Mandy


    Jessop.”Bob was left spacing out for a while until he remembered her existence. “What is it?”“I know


    you’re harassing me because you can’t get over me, but don’t you think you’re being childish? I’m


    telling you—I’ll never be interested in you. The more you harass me, the more I’ll hate you—”Bob hung


    up right then. He was not about to let some crazy woman bother him while he was having fun.On the


    other end, Mandy was left staring in disbelief at her phone screen.[Call disconnected.]Bob hung up on


    her?!She was so incensed she almost threw her phone across the room!Still, she gritted her teeth and


    sent him a furious text.[I’ming to meet you tomorrow. Don’t you run away!]Bob nced at the text


    then, and decided Mandy suffered from delusions and a princessplex just then. “Who is it?” Sam


    asked offhandedly, noticing Bob’s reaction just then.“Mandy Jessop,” Bob said with a scoff.“…I thought


    you liked her back in high school? What, are you over her already?”“Like, you say?” Bob snorted


    nonchntly. “Didn’t we all fall for every pretty face back then? If anything, I prefer Cordy since she’s


    the fairest of them all!”John’s fingers clenched over his ss then.Jay nced at him, a vague smile


    appearing on his lips.Meanwhile, Sam started gossiping. “Now that you’re mentioning Cordy, her


    wedding with Kyle Jessop really turned south, huh? I heard the man’s family are using that as an


    excuse to annul it.”“They’re probably unhappy with her past,” Bob said as he took a sip of his drink. “I


    mean, it’s normal for men to take issue with it, but if Kyle does, he shouldn’t have taken a pass at


    Cordy at all! She sacrificed everything for Jessop Corp—hell, I saw her getting drunk socializing with


    their partners with my own eyes, vomiting her guts out and even bearing with men copping a feel. I


    thought then that Kyle would be subhuman if he doesn’t marry her… and he has turned out to be


    one!”John’s fingers clenched even tighter over his ss then.Still, Bob was quick to smooth things


    over. “Oh, let’s stop mentioning the Jessops at all. Jinxes, all of them! Drink up, drink up!”He never


    spoke much about anything that affected everyone’s mood anyway.Even so, John seemed to be


    quieter as they continued to drink, and eventually, Jay put down his ss and beckoned, “Let’s go out


    for a smoke.”They both stepped out of the private room and headed to the balcony garden for a


    breather.As they each smoked a cigarette, Jay spoke first. “I’ve run into Cordy a few times myself. She


    actually suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding on one asion and I had to rush her to the


    hospital.”John slowly breathed out arge puff of smoke, letting it swirl before him, hiding his face.“Still,


    I could tell that she’s tough,” Jay added calmly. “Most people won’t even take her down.”John finished


    his cigarette surprisingly quickly, snuffing out the butt and changing the subject. “I’ll let you in on a


    tidbit: Zoe York will rece Mandy Jessop as the lead actress in a TV series project under Windmill


    Pictures.”Jay blinked and replied right away, “She’d never work with Windmill.”“That’s not up to her.


    Just get ready.” In fact, Zoe had tried to resist but failed.“Yeah,” Jay replied.“I’m going now. Tell the


    others for me,” John said, and left.In his car, all he could think about was what Bob and Jay said about


    Cordy…Suddenly, he said, “Change of ns. Head to North Garden.”“Yes, Mr. Levine,” the chauffeur


    replied as he turned the car around.Once they arrived, John headed straight inside the apartment block


    and stopped outside Cordy’s house before ringing the doorbell.After a while, Cordy opened the


    door.The sight of his flushed cheeks and the alcoholic scent swirling around him told her that he was


    drunk.Did this mean that he went drinking after they had dinner together?!Cordy’s rationality told her


    that John was dangerous right then. It was veryte, and there was no one else with them…However,


    when she tried to close her door, she suddenly found herself falling squarely over a firm, warm chest as


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