"Come on Egan don't see me as an outsider who needs to be kept a secret." Eric continued to convince Egan: "You keep your secret from me, making me feel like I'm trash, unreliable for you to reveal and share your difficulties with. We are good brothers, blessed. Shared benefits, shared misfortunes, have you forgotten?"
"I just want to know how you're doing so you don't have to worry about it." Eric didn't stop until Egan was shaken. Before Eric's efforts, Egan reluctantly satisfied Eric's wishes, anyway, it was no big deal. Anyway, Eric was someone Egan trusted.
"I've just been through a life-or-death battle and I don't want to talk about how badly my kidneys have been damaged after the accident." Egan finally softened before Eric's sincere eyes were fixed on him: "I just want you to kno
