A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1405

Or maybe Ryan just could not accept that Quinn suddenly did not love him—that she was suddenly in love with someone else?

Quinn stayed patient to come clean right then. "I don't need your compromise or your apology, Ryan. I just want us to split up amicably—you, me, and Sam all grew up in the same mansion. I hope we can be family again."

Ryan stared at her, silent for a long while.

Quinn, however, did not want to prolong their argument—in the end, one could never wake a person pretending to sleep. All she could do was to use her actions to convey her intentions.

She turned and started toward Sam—it was very late and she was still very sleepy, so she wanted to go home with him. They could not afford to relax before Damian arrived and they actually signed the agreement for the joint venture. All they could do was catch some sleep in between.

However, Ryan caught her wrist with a vice-like grip just as she turned, not letting go of her no matter how she tried to free herself.

Sam glared coldly at Ryan, his knuckles always clenched.

Still, just as he was about to make his way over to them, Ryan suddenly said, "What you just did makes everything clear, Quinn!"

"What did I do?" Quinn asked in confusion.

"While you were in a daze, you walked up to me when I called out to you. That could only mean that the one in your heart is me, so stop pretending. I promise I'll be good to you from now on, and I swear I won't leave you ever again—"

"You're not in my heart," Quinn retorted.

Ryan glared at her furiously, even as she explained, "Like you said—I was following you because I was in a daze. It was just a knee-jerk response, and I did not even realize it was you. At best, I thought your voice was familiar enough to differentiate it from a stranger's or a villain's."

Ryan's inability to accept that reality left him gradually overcome by his emotions. Throwing all hesitation out the window right then, he started dragging Quinn in full force.

He would never allow Quinn to leave him or let her belong to any other man!

Quinn's hand ached terribly under Ryan's vice-like grip, and she started to panic as she was virtually being dragged along.

She could actually feel that he was not in his right mind either—he usually was composed enough and would never behave like this!

In her horror, she was about to cry out to Sam when Ryan suddenly stopped, and she looked up to find Sam already standing in front of Ryan, holding him by the wrist and forcing him to free her!