Chapter 324

She brought McNeil a late-night snack, and just as she was about to leave, he suddenly called her back.

"Have you fallen for someone lately?"

"...What?"

Xenia nearly jumped. How could McNeil possibly know about that?

He seemed to answer his own question, rubbing his brow in irritation. "Never mind. Go get some sleep."

He stubbed out his cigarette, but just then his phone rang.

At this hour? Ms. Nelson was calling.

McNeil hesitated, not wanting to answer, but worried she'd only be more persistent if he ignored her.

"What is it?"

"Get to the hospital. Paul got drunk at a bar and had to be taken in. God knows which jerk kept pouring drinks down his throat-he almost ended up with a stomach bleed."

McNeil sounded unconcerned. "He drank himself into the ER? Good. Maybe he'll finally learn his lesson."

There was a stunned silence on the line before Madonna snapped, "Is that how you talk about your family? I asked you to come check on your cousin, not celebrate his misfortune!"

She hung up in a huff. McNeil tossed his phone onto the couch, a faint smirk tugging at his lips, his eyes dark and inscrutable.

called for Xenia to fetch his coat. Slipping it on, he headed to the garage, got into his

corridors. Madonna, Fitch Nelson, and Mrs.

people out drinking, and this is what happens. The doctor said if we'd waited any longer, his stomach

down. Paul had just come out of the emergency room-he was

look, unable to

seriously. This was bound to happen

shot Paul a cold glance. Paul was still unconscious, an IV drip running into

supposed to be here to help look after your cousin, not stand around like you're

shred of

features delicate and almost

"And Victoria likes this kind of

face? Was he better in bed or

that, frowning at McNeil. "What are you mumbling about? Are you out of your mind? We bring you here to see Paul and you start in about

"Don't blame McNeil, he's

in the family business, but you let him run wild with those car-racing lunatics. Now look what's

he looked ready to slam his head against

at the

woke up to a chaotic mess. Her clothes were

pounding as if someone was

remembered drinking with Paul and the others. Then someone came and took her away, but after

remembered clearly was telling McNeil she didn't like him

her room, she didn't have the courage to dwell on it. Whatever happened last

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