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?"

introduce family to strangers,"

clear-Alistair was

The tension spiked instantly.

I know you are independent and hate being lectured. I'm not some tyrant-just tell me what I've done

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me

even glance

son could stand watching his mother grovel before someone

Paige shot a

Caroline showed her such contempt, her proud son would have stormed

he remained

grandmother's illness had hit him too hard to notice the

disappointed, she didn't dwell

moment's thought, her expression hardened as she stared at Caroline. "Have you considered why your grandma suddenly fainted? The doctors said she was

eyed her warily. "Just get to

welled up. "How dare you speak to me like that!

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Caroline's sneer dripped contempt.

to turn on the

see right through her

to comfort her, but he never

disbelief. But Leo kept his head down, silently praying for his grandmother, completely ignoring her

breath. "Carol, if anything happens to your

you!"

gotten to the point,

attention.

her and Alistair's intertwined

might look like a

her life, it was simply two people drawing strength from

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

your own life

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entire Ashbourne family reputation through the mud, I won't

a smile. "So loving me means Caroline's

know what