A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 1509

Everyone in the hall was staring at Sam and Quinn, while Quinn took center stage, staring fixedly at Sam.

He stood in the middle of the crowd, watching her silently.

She in turn felt fear that he would turn and leave, just as she did not know if she had the courage to stand before him again and to declare her feelings for him in front of so many others.

Nonetheless, amid the deafening silence, Sam suddenly walked toward the stage.

His pace was slow as if his feet were made of lead, but he was also unusually determined.

Quinn's heart raced uncontrollably right then!

Everyone else was watching them nervously, especially Cordy and Zoe, with the latter being especially concerned that the cowardly Sam would bail.

Fortunately, he was a man who showed responsibility. He would not leave Quinn alone and embarrassed.

Hence, as everyone looked on, Sam stood before Quinn, his gaze flickering as their eyes met.

He gulped ever so slightly, his emotions clearly ruffled even as he did his best to calm himself.

"Don't mind that, Quinn," he said nonchalantly as if it was just a joke. "I must have had a stroke when I recorded that video—just pretend I was mad. You know how ridiculous I can be, always doing inane stuff like that just because I'm in the mood. Don't take it to heart."

Quinn blinked as she continued to stare fixedly at him while he turned to leave, looking for a staff member to remove the footage.

"But I took it to heart," Quinn said slowly and clearly just then.

Sam froze in place, doing his best to stop his racing heart.

"Sorry," he said. "I've caused you trouble. If you really take offense to this, I won't ever show up around you ever again, alright? Don't let a person like me affect your life. That's just unnecessary."

Quinn stared at him, tears welling up in her eyes as she saw his frustration and exasperation.

"A person like you? What do you mean?" she asked.