A Life Debt Repaid

The guests were encouraging, loudly asking, “Why?!”

“Because of a woman,” Sam’s recording replied.

“Who is it?”

“Quinn Summer,” the Sam on the screen said slowly and clearly, leaving the Sam who was in the hall stunned.

What the hell?! That was the proposal video he prepared before!

Why did it show up here? Did Zoe make a mistake?!

He knew it-leave anything to Zoe, and she would mess it up!

He started striding toward the stage, intent on stopping the recording, when John and Bob intercepted him with a look of utter guilt while the recording continued. “Quinn is my wife, and we’ve been married for years, but I’ve never really loved her-not because I don’t, but because I’m afraid to. I feel too insignificant in comparison to the one she loves, so I’d always hurt her…

you for so long because of my own jealousy? I’d rather hold you in my sleep every night, but my damned pride denied me that for

already a miserable picture, and his

was this, a confession? One could laugh

a look of determination. “I’ve really loved you ever since I first met you. I tried

be a successful man, but I

you out of jealousy. From now on, what you say goes in our family, and me, my money, and my life

a cliched speech, but some of the more sentimental guests were actually brought to

was choking with tears. “So… Will you marry me again? This will be the real start of our marriage-we’ll

not be serious for a

get children. As long as

a good husband and a good father, and grow old with

“I love you, Quinn!”

“Will you marry me?!”

petals planned at that stage, and Sam would go on stage with a diamond ring and go down on a knee