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…

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

already a miserable picture, and

this, a confession? One could laugh as much as

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 inferior. I

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

won’t get upset 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

some of the more sentimental guests were

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

again-could he not

as they are

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

“I love you, Quinn!”

“Will you marry me?!”

would go on stage with a diamond ring and go down