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, Paige was the

The tension spiked instantly.

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

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shut me

didn't even

Leo's relationship was so strained. No son could stand watching his mother grovel before someone younger.

stretched on. Paige shot

proud son

he

grandmother's illness had hit him too

disappointed, she didn't

at Caroline. "Have you considered why your grandma suddenly fainted? The doctors said she was angry-it triggered her

"Just get to your

immediately welled up. "How dare you speak

Chapter 163 Sudden Fainting

Caroline's sneer dripped contempt.

prepared to turn

could see right through her

to comfort her, but he

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

took a deep breath. "Carol, if anything happens to your grandma, it's

you!"

gotten to

attention.

on her and

look like

her life, it was simply two people

accusingly, snapping, "Your grandmother fainted because of

want, ruin your own

4/6

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Ashbourne family reputation through the mud, I

smile.

"You know what

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