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 strangers," Caroline replied

meaning was clear-Alistair was family, Paige

The tension spiked instantly.

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

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me out

even glance

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

stretched on. Paige shot

such contempt, her proud son would have stormed over

today, he remained

grandmother's illness had hit him too hard to notice

she didn't

at Caroline. "Have you considered why your grandma suddenly fainted? The

warily. "Just get

"How dare you speak to me

Chapter 163 Sudden Fainting

Caroline's sneer dripped contempt.

turn on the

could see right through her

Leo to comfort her, but he

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

"Carol, if anything happens to

you!"

she'd finally gotten to the point, Caroline

attention.

on her and Alistair's intertwined

outsiders, it might look like a display of

fighting for her

pointed at Alistair accusingly, snapping, "Your grandmother

ruin your own life if you

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the entire Ashbourne family reputation through

away with a smile. "So loving me

"You know

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