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?"

don't introduce family to strangers," Caroline

clear-Alistair was family, Paige

The tension spiked instantly.

face darkened as she put on a wounded act. "Carol, I know you are independent and hate being lectured. I'm not some

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shut me

even glance her

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

on. Paige shot a surprised

her such contempt, her proud son would have stormed

today, he

assumed his grandmother's illness had hit him too

she didn't

as she stared at Caroline. "Have you considered why your

her warily. "Just get

"How dare you speak

Chapter 163 Sudden Fainting

Caroline's sneer dripped contempt.

prepared to turn on the

right

comfort her, but he never

kept his head down, silently praying for his

if anything happens to your grandma, it's

you!"

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

attention.

gaze fixed on her and Alistair's

might look like

it was-but right now, with Mabel fighting for her

at Alistair accusingly, snapping, "Your

your own life if you

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But when you drag the entire Ashbourne family

a smile. "So loving me

"You know what you've

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