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…

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

picture, and his words only turned on

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

“I’ve really loved you ever since I first met you. I tried to catch your

a successful man, but I swear to be the man who

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

cliched speech, but some of the more sentimental guests

Will you marry me again? This will be the real start of our marriage-we’ll sleep together

not be serious for

do our best to get children. As long as

and a good father, and

“I love you, Quinn!”

“Will you marry me?!”

Sam would go on stage with a diamond ring