A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1466

"Are you alone?" Ryan asked with considerable exertion.

His voice was so soft Sam barely heard him, and he had to drop to a crouch to hear him clearly.

"Mom and Dad are worried, but they’re too old," Sam quickly said. "The doctor also stopped US from visiting for another couple of days, so I sent them to the hotel. I'll call them now if you want to see them."

Ryan shook his head slightly, instead asking, "What did the doctor say about me?"

"Your vitals are fine," Sam assured him. "But there's organ damage so you need to recover here in the ICU for a while. Don't worry-you have the best medical staff here. You'll get better."

"Am I disfigured?" Ryan asked.

Sam did a double take.

"I can't see-you're totally covered in bandages," Sam said earnestly before adding. "Your eyes, mouth, and ears are showing, but those are fine."

missing limbs?" Ryan

paused, surprised that Ryan would

would be either concerned about their survival, and then their physical condition. After all, it would be easy to be crippled or disfigured after serious car

"Sam."

in Ryan's eyes when Sam did

Sam lied, going against his own conscience-the doctor had told him not to tell Ryan about his condition, since it would

deceive him for even a

tone feeble but agitated.

repeated.

'Swear it."

swear," Sam said, bracing him against his conscience once

bad, since he

you lied, you won't get to stay with Quinn," Ryan suddenly

own life, but not

lives of my loved ones, because I don't fool around with their lives-not just