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…

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

a miserable picture, and his words only turned

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

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

leaf. I probably won’t be a successful man, but I swear to be the man who treats you

with 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 money, and my life are

cliched speech, but some of the more

“So… Will you marry me again? This will

again-could he not be serious for a second

as they are mine, I’ll love them with my

work hard to be a good husband and

“I love you, Quinn!”

“Will you marry me?!”

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