A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1367

Sam handed Quinn a glass of water. "Here, have a drink."

Quinn was surprised—he never was this caring with anyone.

Still, her stare left him embarrassed, and he averted his eyes, huffing stubbornly, "Your voice is hoarse. It's grating."

Quinn did not take it to heart—he probably would not stop being a tsundere.

"The board meeting will start at 2 PM," she reminded him. "You have to attend it in place of your father and announce your tenure as the acting board chairman."

"Already?" Sam exclaimed in surprise.

"Is that going to trouble you?"

"No," Sam replied, bracing himself just then. "I just didn't expect you to be so efficient."

"Well, John is right about keeping the company in line," Quinn said seriously. "That means it can't go leaderless, although the meeting might turn out to be a bloodbath as well… Even so, you have my unconditional support."

"It's just a bunch of geezers," Sam huffed nonchalantly. "I can handle them."

"With age comes wisdom. Don't let your guard down," Quinn told him.

"Don't worry."

Quinn could not help smiling at how confident Sam looked—he always did like to put on airs.

Even so, she found a sense of security in the way he faced crises with aplomb.

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Sam led Quinn into the board conference room at 2 PM sharp.

The air in the room was stiff with the twenty board members all scowling as they sat.