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…

regret that so much now, Quinn. How could I have abandoned you for so long because of my

picture, and his words only turned on the

confession? One could laugh as much as they would

of determination. “I’ve really loved you ever since I first met you. I tried to catch your eye with every way you hate

over a new leaf. I probably won’t be a successful man, but

with you, use you like a tool, or hurt you out of jealousy. From now on, what

a cliched speech, but some of the more

in the recording, Sam was choking with tears. “So… Will you marry me again? This will be the real

guests laughed again-could he not be serious for a

do our best to get children. As long as they are mine, I’ll

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

“I love you, Quinn!”

“Will you marry me?!”

and Sam would go on stage with a diamond ring and