A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1409

Sam was not actually introverted-he was just uninterested where Quinn was concerned.

Sighing, she snapped, ' Neither you nor Ryan believe me, do you?!"

Was she that untrustworthy?!

Sam kept a neutral look, though his heart was pounding thunderously and his breathing was turning ragged. "I just think that Ryan's better than me in every way. You have no reason to choose me instead."

"I don't think he's better than you," Quinn said nonchalantly.

"What?" Sam raised his brow, not quite believing what he just heard.

Everyone knew for a fact that Ryan was smarter and more competent than he was. In fact, he had been labeled a loser and lost cause ever since a child.

"I don't think he's better than

in love with him

applied ointment to his bruises. "When we were children, I thought of him as being mature and always

an unfamiliar place, I was insecure and needed someone reliable

the eye as she continued, "At that time, Ryan really made me feel that he could protect me. That's why I never really gave serious thought to my relationship with him, and I thought relying on him was no different from loving him... though that proved to be not the case. And now, I no longer hate him for leaving me

working hard to repress

that a day would come when Quinn would fall out of love with

anything, Sam was convinced that she would inevitably return to Ryan's

are you serious about staying with me?" Sam

how much courage he had to

course," Quinn said bluntly. ’Like I said-l don't think he's better than you. Also, it's everyone else who's too focused on Ryan

that impressive,"

from such direct praise.

your job seriously. You work hard and have both the wits and brawn to match, which makes you a talent needed in business. I won't deny Ryan's smartness or his accomplishments in scientific research. But that just makes him suited for