A Life Debt Repaid

Sam froze when he saw Quinn, his face falling like he was caught red-handed doing something bad.

By then, Quinn had calmed herself down enough to accept that Sam did not actually change fundamentally, though her chest started heaving when she saw his reaction.

Even if she was ready for the worst, she thought there was a chance there had been a misunderstanding. After all, Sam might have been doing something important and not what she was thinking.

However, was his reaction just now not a sign of his guilt? What else would it be?

Quinn’s eyes turned red thoroughly, but she quickly hid it and pretended nothing happened.

On the other hand, Sam needed some time to recover and ask, “When did you get here?

“A while,” Quinn replied vaguely, keeping her head down sorting through some documents so she looked busy.

mom

for the actual event next week,”

back

over her keyboard as she looked

but he soon

time to slip

see that he was antsy but said nothing as she returned

press the issue or explain his blatant

Eventually, Quinn sighed softly.

together or if she had the ability to stay oblivious should he fail to give up

overwhelmed and

when she did not love him before, but she could not take it now that she