A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1404

Sam watched as Quinn got up and walked toward Ryan, who was grinning.

After all, Quinn was still into him—there was no hiding it now!

When a person is in a daze, their actions genuinely reflect their thoughts.

Sam's fingers twitched in turn—he reached out to Quinn but stopped just as he almost reached her sleeve.

He did not want to force her. He would respect her decision, as he always did…

Nonetheless, just as Quinn stood before Ryan and he reached out to her, she came to her senses and seemed to clearly see him just then.

"Ryan?!" she exclaimed—she was in such a daze she thought she was dreaming.

In fact, she did not even know when she fell asleep, only that her head was so groggy she could not think straight.

Nonetheless, Ryan took her hand and started to lead her away. "It's late. I'm taking you home."

Quinn shook his hand off, leaving him scowling.

"I was dizzy from sleep," she said bluntly before turning back toward Sam, who was still in the office. "I can go home with Sam."

"Why are you still pretending?" Ryan asked icily.

"What?" Quinn was completely perplexed as to why Ryan would suddenly flip out like that.

"What, is it fun teasing me?" he pressed.

"I…"