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.

to Violet showing up at the

departure weighing on him,

immediate danger, but she needs to rest.

didn't take long before she woke, blinking in confusion. The moment she saw McNeil, tears she rarely allowed herself to shed began streaming down her

McNeil's brow furrowed.

to work yourself so hard. V&S Group doesn't rest on your shoulders alone. You have an

up at him, all her bottled-up

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

Victoria showed up at Winding Peak Lane with an entire crew and told me to hand over

everything. She made me go through every item in the

always tried to get along with her, always stayed out of her way. Six years

she keep coming after me, always pushing, never

shaking. McNeil didn't move to comfort her,

finally subsided did

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

unchanged by the years. But after

him, frightened, her head moving slowly from

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