A Life Debt Repaid novel Chapter 1465

Zoe: [Is Quinn with you at the hospital in the capital?]

Zoe: [How are your parents taking the news?]

Sam felt really stressed even as he replied to his friends' text, since this was a tragedy for anyone, just as he had no idea how to deal with Ryan.

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Soon, it was late into the night, and Sam received a text from Quinn: [Are you asleep?]

[Nope.]

Quinn: [Can you sleep at the hospital? You should find a place to rest—you should be careful with your own health too. You'd have to step up if your parents get overwhelmed.]

Sam: [I know. It's late, though. Aren't you sleeping?]

Quinn paused for a moment. [I'm a little worried about you.]

Sam chuckled bitterly. [Why? I'm fine. Ryan, though…]

Quinn's fingers hovered over her phone, unsure of what to say.

Sam did not dwell on it either. [It's late. You should get some sleep.]

Quinn: [Yeah.]

Sam: [Watch my parents for me. I'm worried that they'd get overwhelmed.]

Quinn: [I'll stay with them. Don't worry.]

"Okay." Sam got to his feet, deciding to confront Ryan right then.

"Come with me. You need to change into scrubs," the nurse told him.

Sam did so and followed the nurse into the ICU.

Now that he was seeing Ryan up close, Ryan looked way worse than he thought.

His brother, who had always cared a lot about his personal image at home or outside, usually looked sharp and well-dressed at all times.

Now, he was covered in bandages and had plenty of tubes attached all over his body, leaving him a shadow of his past self.

Keeping a lid on his feelings, Sam looked at Ryan's face, meeting the latter's feeble gaze just then.