Chapter 196

After I said that last sentence, Sam was visibly stunned. His expression twisted with confusion, and the hatred in his eyes was replaced with doubt and bewilderment. "What do you mean? You know who my parents are?" Sam asked urgently. "I don't, but Mr. Sommerton should know," I replied. Gerald's fingers trembled as he looked up, unwilling to look Sam in the eye. Chad, standing to the side, watched the scene with great interest and couldn't resist adding, "Dad, you should tell him." "Shut up," Gerald said through gritted teeth. He then tucked the blanket around Sam, patiently coaxing him, "I'll talk to you once you're better." "Do you really know where my parents are?" Sam gripped Gerald's sleeve tightly. "Then why haven't they come to find me?" Sam's cold expression relaxed slightly, and from that, I could tell he was anguished. The more anxious Sam was, the more unpleasant Gerald's expression became. Gerald turned his head away, not daring to meet Sam's gaze. "Once I'm done w