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.

you helping my mom with my dad’s birthday

for the actual event next week,” Quinn replied

back to

she looked up at Sam. “Do you

said, but he soon realized that he had

he would not have time to slip out and get

could see that he was antsy but said nothing as

explain his blatant lie about being at work

Eventually, Quinn sighed softly.

together or if she had the ability to stay oblivious

she be overwhelmed

fine when she did not love him before, but