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.

already used to Violet showing up at the

tonight, with Victoria's departure weighing on him, he was physically and emotionally

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

before she woke, blinking in confusion. The moment she saw McNeil, tears she rarely allowed herself to shed began

McNeil's brow furrowed.

so hard. V&S Group doesn't rest on your shoulders alone. You have an entire staff-you need to learn to

up at him, all her bottled-up hurt finally

doctor told you? That I shouldn't overwork myself? But you know that

me to hand over the

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

those things. I've always tried to get along with her, always stayed out of her way. Six years ago, she came between us, seduced you while I was overseas, and became Mrs. Langford. Even

coming after

shaking. McNeil didn't move to comfort her,

finally subsided did he

and I had, from our youthful romance to now, has turned into something more like family. Violet, I'm grateful for everything you've done for me, for saving my life. So I've tried to repay you,

unchanged by the years. But after the humiliation she

frightened, her head moving slowly from side to

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