Sam was a little unnerved—if not shocked—that Marvin and Lindsay were suddenly poring over him.
Having no idea how to respond occasionally, he would just nod or stay silent.
Ryan looked on, miffed that their parents never ignored him like this.
However, he did not get petty about it since he always considered Sam a failure. He never held out much hope in Sam and was convinced that the more hopes put on Sam, the bigger a disappointment Sam would be.
"It's late. Your dad's fine—both of you should go home," Lindsay said affectionately then.
Sam did not refuse—he had an early meeting the next morning and was concerned he would have trouble waking up the next day.
He always had trouble waking up early and had to drag himself out of bed by sheer will for a week now.
However, Ryan was following them as he and Quinn left Marvin's ward, and they entered the elevator together.
The air in the room was suddenly awkward as they were all silent—despite growing up together, they somehow had nothing to say to each other.
As they arrived at the basement parking lot, Marvin's chauffeur was there waiting for Sam and Quinn.
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