In the novel the MC is an Actor, ML is some type of boss/ceo and he has a son. MC met the son when he went next door for something. The son has a housekeeper/nanny looking after him, but they were feeding him something to keep him sick or something. MC brought it to ML's attention. Later on in the story, MC, ML & ML's son went on a family reality show and they camped. That's all I remember, but I hope it was enough information.