A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1377

Quinn followed Sam distractedly-she definitely saw him watching her staring at those bags, but he really did not care

Nonetheless, they were soon in their car again, heading straight to Damian's house, which was a huge mansion in the outskirts.

The weather was just fine, even therapeutic, with the bright blue skies and peaceful clouds.

Quinn sighed. "I'd like a place like this too when I'm older... away from the bustle and spending the rest of my years with the people I love."

"You're into this sort of place?" Sam said with slight contempt-it was so quiet that there were no traces of night life at all.

"Just saying." Quinn sighed-she certainly knew that Sam would not like a place like this, since he seemed innately drawn to liveliness.

without delay, and a servant approached them

returned after a long while,

with two children running along the lawn as several gardeners tended to

into the drawing room, they found Damian on the couch with his wife Judith. They smiled politely upon their arrival, but it

introduced themselves, Damian said bluntly, "I'm not really interested in a joint venture. Moreover, I'm not feeling too well to be hospitalized or discuss work- it's

"In that case, I'll make it short. I'll leave the proposal of our joint venture here with you, so go through it whenever you're

to leave without taking the

Damian told him. "We're not that close- it's

a waste-it's just a token of our sincerity to your wife and children, not to you personally. It's nothing that valuable either, and your servants can hand it if your wife and children aren't interested. It's

more likely that he did not want to waste his

now," Sam said as he led Quinn,

leaving a little too quickly, was he not? They could at least show some sincerity for the joint venture-if