Chapter 385

"What did you wish for just now?"

Gwyneth answered without hesitation, "Of course, I wished that Mommy could be with me every day. And I also wished for a baby brother."

McNeil frowned slightly, unsure where she'd gotten that idea, and gently ruffled her hair.

"A baby brother? What for? So he can steal your toys?"

Gwyneth stuck out her tongue and shook her head.

"That's what Violet told me! She said if she became my mommy, I'd get a baby brother to play with, and then I wouldn't be lonely anymore. Now that I won't be with Violet, I guess Mommy will give me a brother, right? That way, I'll always have someone to play with."

McNeil looked at her innocent little face and sighed, then leaned in to help her blow out the candles.

They each had a slice of cake. Gwyneth happily devoured hers, and when she was done, McNeil asked Xenia to take her upstairs to get ready for bed. He himself went out to the driveway, got in his car, and headed for the hospital.

By the time McNeil arrived, the emergency room light was still on. He waited more than two hours before the doctor finally came out.

she?" McNeil asked, already used to Violet showing up at the hospital every now

weighing on

time. There's no immediate danger, but she needs to rest. She

confusion.

McNeil's brow furrowed.

Group doesn't rest on your shoulders

and looked up at him, all her bottled-up hurt finally

told you? That I shouldn't overwork myself? But you know that work isn't what's

entire crew and told me

brought ten pounds of documents-evidence for everything. She made me go through every item in the house, had

to get along with her, always stayed out of

after me, always pushing,

tears came faster, her shoulders shaking. McNeil didn't move to comfort

sobs finally subsided did he

has turned into something more like family. Violet, I'm grateful for everything you've done for me,

believed McNeil's feelings for her were love, unchanged by the years. But after

head moving slowly from

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