Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 163 Sudden Fainting

Leo's eight-concert tour wrapped up successfully.

Without even changing out of his stage clothes, he rushed straight to Caroline.

Dark circles shadowed his eyes, but they burned with an intensity that revealed just how much restraint he'd been exercising lately.

Alistair had been typing casually, but seeing Leo in this state, he couldn't continue.

He tried putting himself in Leo's shoes, then quickly shut down that line of thought.

He never wanted to experience the pain Leo was about to face.

"Carol, keep your promise. Tell me where Miley is."

"She-" Caroline began, regardless of whether he could handle

1. it.

A phone call cut her off. "Ms. Ashbourne, Madam Ashbourne fainted! She's in critical condition!"

They raced to the hospital.

Mabel was already in surgery.

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A woman in gold–rimmed glasses paced frantically outside the operating room. When Alistair and the others arrived, her gaze swept over them, and Alistair caught the flash of cold malice in her eyes.

An unsettling thought struck him-Mabel's sudden illness was connected to this

woman.

Leo grabbed Paige's hand. "Mom, how's Grandma?"

Paige's voice was grave. "They're still working on her. It's touch and go, but your grandmother has lived a good life-she'll pull through. Your uncle's on his way."

As she finished, her eyes settled meaningfully on Caroline and Alistair.

Paige adjusted her glasses. "Carol, aren't you going to introduce him?"

family to

was clear-Alistair was family,

The tension spiked instantly.

independent and hate being lectured. I'm

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shut me

didn't even glance her

relationship was so strained. No son could stand watching his mother grovel

silence stretched on. Paige shot a surprised

Caroline showed her such contempt, her proud son would have stormed over to defend his mother's

today, he

grandmother's illness had hit him too hard to notice

disappointed, she didn't dwell on

at Caroline. "Have you considered why

eyed her warily. "Just get to

immediately welled up. "How dare you speak to me

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Caroline's sneer dripped contempt.

to turn on

right through her

for Leo to comfort her, but he

But Leo kept his head down, silently praying for his grandmother, completely

breath. "Carol, if anything happens to your grandma,

you!"

that she'd finally gotten to the point, Caroline gave her

attention.

fixed on her and Alistair's intertwined

might look

Mabel fighting for her life, it was simply two

at Alistair accusingly, snapping, "Your grandmother fainted because of

you want, ruin your own

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choice. But when you drag the entire Ashbourne family reputation through the mud, I won't

hand away with a smile. "So loving me means Caroline's ruining

scoffed, "You know what you've