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, and then he passed out.

door, with Amara quickly following. "Is he at the

"Yeah, that's the one."

silence, as if the events that had unfolded moments ago were

family gathered around. As soon as Finnian arrived, they rushed to him, talking over one another to explain the situation, with Amara listening by his side. Kevin's condition was serious, but not necessarily dire, as long as he could

Kevin would pull through, Amara thought with

her

had with Kevin, including the last meeting where she had to prove her supposed infidelity, she still cared for him deeply and wished

you show up

she prayed silently for Kevin, a voice cut through the

up to see Celeste striding

Grandpa's blood pressure spiked? It's all because of

Someone slutty

anger flared. Already frazzled by the day's events, she was in no

when Finnian's cold, sharp voice interrupted. "Who taught you to spout those foul words? You're only getting worse as you grow