A Life Debt Repaid novel Chapter 380

Chapter 380

As Cordy got up and left, Quinn shot her a grateful look.

But as Cordy turned around as she left, she seemed to catch a glimpse of the tears in Quinn's eyes under the dim light of the back garden.

"It's been years. You're a lady now," the man chuckled, his voice still tender.

Quinn bit her lip; it was a while until she greeted him. ’ Ryan."

"I thought you'd forgotten about me," Ryan Saunders grinned. "It's cold out here-let's go in."

Quinn arched her back to pick up her shoes, but he stopped her. "No."

He dropped to a crouch and picked them up for her, his long fingers holding up her feet as she put them on.

Amidst the silence between them, a neutral voice that carried a hint of sarcasm rang. "That might be inappropriate contact with your younger brother's wife, y'know."

Both of them turned to find Sam nearby, staring down at them with his advantage in height.

"I always thought of Quinn as a younger sister, even now," Ryan argued.

"But she’s my wife and your sister in law," Sam retorted sternly, a stark contrast to his usual half-baked bearing. "I should do that instead.

As he spoke, he walked up to them.

Ryan's fingers twitched, but he put the shoes down on the ground, got up and left.

"By the way, your girlfriend's looking for you in the banquet hall,’ Sam added with disdain. "It's the first time she visited us, and she doesn't know anyone here. You should really be sticking with her."

Ricky said nothing as he strode off.

Sam turned towards Quinn, smiling with contempt as he saw her clear surprise. "What, is it that hard to believe that my brother has a girlfriend?"

No one could see his fingers clenching in his pocket.

Quinn was no delicate flower either, and was soon withstanding the pain to keep up with Sam and returned to the hall.

Things were still lively inside.

Quinn usually wouldn't attend social events together with Sam unless it was a family occasion, let alone stay so close.

They made their way towards the rest of the Saunders, where Lindsay Pond -Sam's mother, was overjoyed that her eldest son returned.

There was a woman beside Ryan too, smiling sweetly as she stood with him.

Lindsay promptly beckoned at them. ’Sam, Quinn, over here! Ryan came back to celebrate your birthday, Sam!"

Sam led Quinn towards them nonchalantly, and said rather ambiguously,' To think an important man like my brother who serves the country would spare time for my birthday... I'm certainly shocked."