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…

that so much now, Quinn. How could I have abandoned you for so long because of my own jealousy? I’d rather

picture, and his

was this, a confession? One could

loved you ever since I first met you. I tried to catch your eye with every way you hate because you didn’t like me-because I felt

now, I’ll turn over a new leaf. I probably won’t be a successful

you, use you like a tool, or hurt you out of jealousy. From now on, what you say goes in our family, and me, my

but some of the more sentimental guests were actually

Will you marry me again? This will be the real

he not

As long as they are mine,

hard to be a good husband and a good father, and grow

“I love you, Quinn!”

“Will you marry me?!”

at that stage, and Sam would go on stage with a diamond ring and go down on a knee with everyone as their