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.

his blood pressure shot up really high, and then he passed out. They're trying to stabilize

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

"Yeah, that's the one."

silence, as if the events that had

Everly 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

Kevin would pull through, Amara

and her knees felt a

she'd had with Kevin, including the last meeting where she had to prove her

dare you

prayed silently for Kevin, a voice

to see Celeste striding over,

know why Grandpa's blood pressure spiked?

your betrayal of Finnian that caused this! Someone slutty

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

was about to retort when Finnian's cold, sharp voice interrupted. "Who taught you to spout those foul words? You're