A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1325

Sam was si lent, and Quinn could not see his reaction in the darkness, let alone tell if he was willing.

Nonetheless, she pressed, "It's possible that we missed out on our chance to be together, and I won't deny liking Ryan as a child—"

"I don't need you to push yourself," Sam said flatly, pursing his lips.

"Can you let me finish?" she asked with a hint of plea in her voice.

Sam stayed silent, and taking that for his approval, Quinn mustered her courage to continue. "At the time, I just felt he was good to me. He protected me like a brother after what happened to my family, giving me warmth, while you always made me cry..."

remembering the past

parent's accident, and he had no idea at the time, simply presuming that she

was always tagging along with Ryan wherever he went, and it was exasperating how

prank on her when she was alone, pulling her hair

got upset

tears, and Sam retaliated,

and it felt disgraceful being shoved around by

hard-he just wanted to show her who was boss, only for

his wits and scooped her up in his arms before running back to the house, yelling,

Quinn off his arms while barking at the servants to get