Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Life Debt Repaid: Kabanata 1351 - Kabanata 1360

Quinn had never asked the Saunders for anything, nor was she ambitious.In fact, she was always worried that she would cause trouble for others.And yet, here Ryan was accusing her of doing just that.She certainly had no idea what she did wrong!Still, she calmly asked, "How did I cause you trouble, Ryan?""You don't know?!" Ryan snorted impatiently. "Sam has really been a bad influence on you over the years, Quinn.""What did I do?!" Quinn demanded slowly and clearly, taking a stand right then."Everything you're doing now. It's all just a display of your dissatisfaction at me for leaving you at the altar," Ryan said bluntly. "That's why you're cold-shouldering me so I'll comfort you."Quinn realized with a start then that patience had never been Ryan's strong suit.Even as a child, Ryan's only priority was to study, and he loved it because it was proper. To give him the space to focus, no one would disturb him whenever he announced that he was studying. It was only after h

Quinn actually knew that he had woken Lindsay up, but she kept her voice down whenever she spoke anyway.On the other hand, Ryan never did—even if he knew that his mother was sleeping, he did not care as he vented his feelings.Quinn shrugged and gave up just then. She did not want to press the issue of Ryan changing as a person… or that she never noticed that side of him that many others did not know of.Right now, she just wanted to live her life and be with Sam."I'm going now. Sam's hurt too—I need to check on him," she said and turned to leave without another word.Ryan growled coldly in her wake, "I don't care if you're trying to be petty and said those things to upset me, but this is your final warning: if you step out of that door, we're never getting back together. I refuse to cater to the whims of hand-me-downs."Quinn pursed her lips—so she was a hand-me-down in his mind already. No one would have stayed unscathed by such a humiliating term, but it really was no sk

Lindsay took a deep breath to calm herself down. Her husband was still in the ICU—she could not afford to be admitted too.Taking a moment to calm down, she said, "Ryan, don't jump to conclusions before you see the full picture. Do you know what Quinn faced at that wedding, all alone? The whole city was ready to mock her—sure, you could say that we should prioritize her life's happiness over contempt. However, Quinn would rather have someone save her at that time and finish that wedding when she was alone and helpless. She's not as brave as you think, and she only refrains from crying or throwing tantrums because she doesn't want to cause trouble for us. If you really know how she feels, you'd know that she needs love and yearns to be protected after her parents' deaths. She's afraid of being alone and abandoned!"Even so, Ryan's eyes were red with rage and obstinacy—he and Quinn loved each other in the first place and that should be the way it was for the rest of their lives!No

Sam was worried that Quinn would start crying if he said no, while she said, "I promise to leave once I'm done."At the same time, she tugged at his hand and shook it adorably.'Damn it, when did she learn how to play up her cuteness?! And doesn't she get embarrassed, being as old as she is?'Sam turned and sat on the couch quietly, though his silence made it clear that he gave in.Quinn chuckled—so the soft approach worked on him. She walked toward him and took the ointment, applying iodine on his bruised eye with a cotton swab.Still, seeing it again made her giggle, and he promptly snapped, "Laugh again and I'm throwing you out!"Quinn bit her lip—fine, she could stop laughing for once. "Close your eyes," she told him just then."Why?" "What if I get the iodine in your eyes?""Then don't laugh," Sam growled."I won't," Quinn promised, though she could not resist smiling when he actually closed his eyes.She had never seen him letting someone land a punch on him even

Sam saw it but averted his eyes.Still, Quinn repressed the grief within her and said, "I just want to say that it's alright if you don't want to do it now…"Maybe he had his reasons, or perhaps he really did not love her that much… But as long as he was not in love with another woman, she could slowly build a relationship with him."Just don't push me away," she finished and watched as he stubbornly turned away so that he did not have to look at her.Even so, she gingerly asked, "We can take it slow and gradually accept each other, okay?"She was really afraid that he would say no—he never cared how others felt since he was a child and always did what he wanted. He would never prostrate himself, just as he would never hold back.That was why Quinn bit her lip nervously. She had no idea why she yearned so much to be with Sam right now, and she had no idea if it began when he was jailed because of her.All she knew was that since then, she began to change her opinion of Sam g