A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1321

Bracing himself, Sam said, "Scold me all you want."

It was not the first time-or the first day-that Quinn got upset with him.

He was plenty prepared, but that was when he stiffened as he felt her suddenly throwing herself into his arms, holding him in a firm embrace.

She had wanted to do that for a while but had been constantly holding back.

She was never this scared of losing him before, and she had no idea when she started to pay so much attention to Sam.

Still, she would not deny that it might have started with that accident three years ago, when she began to take her marriage with Sam seriously. Were they really unable to stand each other?

And when he was sentenced to prison, she kept remembering him for some reason-persistently, too.

Then, once he was out, she could not wait to mend her marriage with him... or to nurture Sam's feelings for her, to be precise.

Either way, she knew very well that she was not that cold toward Sam now.

him and perhaps even liked

wanted to be with him-it had

only for her own

shaking even as she hugged Sam-she really did not want to think of the possibility

do right then was feel his warmth and

alive-in front of her

actually surprised by

mind about what she would do-lecture, scold, or even give him the silent

this,

left him flustered and her

murmured as she looked up to meet his gaze, her tears gushing even harder just

did she

cry because he wanted to make his

crying, which

was exceedingly cold. How did she regress to her crybaby

scold me—please don't

dry her tears, but it only seemed to make

act angry and threatened her coolly,