"Sam," Quinn called out loudly to him despite knowing he was furious. "At least take Ryan to the hospital."
Ryan was still family, and she did not want such discord between the brothers.
And if something happened to Ryan…
Sam paused.
He knew that he did not actually hurt Ryan—having trained in close-quarters combat, he knew which spots in the human body would sustain serious damage.
In fact, even if he lost his cool, he would not hurt Ryan's vitals.
However, since Sam was not responding, she promptly whipped out her phone to call an ambulance for Ryan.
She kept her distance from Ryan, however, simply watching as he lay on the floor nearby as they waited for the ambulance.
She could clearly see that he was absolutely furious but did not have the strength to get up and fight Sam.
She certainly had no idea why those two had been constantly fighting for a while now, and this was the second time things got physical!
Even if they were distant as brothers, things would not have gone this far when they were children. And now, to think that they would be this irrational especially at their age!
Nonetheless, the paramedics soon arrived and moved Ryan into the ambulance on a stretcher.
Quinn got in as well, but Sam was not about to get in.
She hesitated and got out to pull him in.
The journey was silent, and rage seemed palpable in the room.
Ryan was immediately rushed to ER when they arrived, while Sam and Quinn waited upstairs.
As Sam stood in a corner, clearly apathetic, Quinn saw that his face was hurt too.
"Don't you want to get yourself checked too, Sam?" she asked.
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