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.

gaze. "It seems his blood pressure shot up really high, and then

striding purposefully out the door, with Amara quickly following. "Is he at the hospital he usually goes

"Yeah, that's the one."

the hospital in silence, as if the events that had unfolded moments ago were nothing but a

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

would pull through, Amara thought

and her knees felt a bit

with Kevin, including the last meeting where she had to prove her supposed infidelity,

how dare you show up

silently for Kevin, a

up to see Celeste striding over, pointing accusatively

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

slutty like you should never

flared. Already frazzled by the day's events, she was in

cold, sharp voice interrupted. "Who taught you to spout those foul words? You're