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…

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

was already a miserable picture, and his words only turned

was this, a confession? One could laugh as much as they would

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

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

out of jealousy. From now on, what

some of the more sentimental guests

choking with tears. “So… Will you marry me again? This will be the real start of our

again-could he not

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

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