Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 187

Will kept knocking on the door, his voice tinged with urgency. "Mr. Finnian Everly, something's happened to Mr. Kevin Everly!

Lisa called me. She said he just got taken away in an ambulance."

The warmth in the room seemed to evaporate instantly.

Finnian's eyes reddened, but he quickly regained his composure. He rolled off Amara and onto his feet.

Amara, initially flustered and worried, snapped back to reality and sat up immediately.

Finnian stepped onto the floor, barefoot, across the bathrobe and Amara's clothes strewn about, heading to the closet for a shirt and slacks, slipping into them with swift precision.

Amara got dressed as well, and as she finished, Finnian fastened the last button on his shirt. They exchanged a glance, silent but understanding, and headed for the door together.

"What happened to Grandpa?" Finnian demanded as he opened the door, his expression grim.

kept his eyes to the ground, avoiding their gaze. "It seems his blood pressure shot up really high,

with Amara quickly following. "Is he

"Yeah, that's the one."

silence, as if the events that had unfolded

Everly family gathered around. As soon as Finnian arrived, they rushed to him, talking over one another to explain the situation, with

through, Amara thought with

palms were clammy, and her

where she had to prove her supposed infidelity, she still cared for him

how dare you show up

Kevin,

to see Celeste striding over, pointing accusatively at her

know why Grandpa's blood pressure spiked? It's

betrayal of Finnian that caused this! Someone slutty like you should never have been allowed into our

Already frazzled by the day's events,

was about to retort when Finnian's cold, sharp voice interrupted. "Who taught you to spout