Chapter 623

In the moment the line connected, Avery sat up straight, his posture rigid with anticipation.

“Sir.”

“Mr. Chambers, it must be the middle of the night back home, haven’t you gone to bed yet?”

The voice on the other end was Alexia’s!

Avery’s heart skipped a beat, surprise lacing his voice. “Ms. Alexia?”

“It’s morning here. Sir is currently visiting with the Williams and can’t take your call.”

Alexia’s tone carried a smug chuckle, “Whatever you have to say, you can tell me, and I’ll pass it along.”

Avery’s brows furrowed, his fingers curling into a fist.

He had served Sir for many years, toiling tirelessly with the loyalty of a workhorse, yet he always felt an invisible barrier between them. He even questioned whether Sir truly regarded him as a confidant.

And here was Alexia, who had only recently entered Sir’s inner circle, already entrusted with such liberties as to answer his calls!

Could it be that even a man as wise and valiant as Sir could not escape the snares of a woman’s charm?

“Mr. Chambers, if there’s nothing pressing, I should get back to Sir’s side,” Alexia said with palpable impatience.

“I’ve delivered the medicine you provided to Evadne’s hands, and she has accepted it.”

Congratulations, Mr. Chambers, on your affections finally being acknowledged by Ms. Evadne,” Alexia

won’t be

are you suggesting Sir

for Sir repeatedly intervening on your behalf, Evadne would have reconciled with Thaddeus. long ago – they’d probably have kids running around by now, and you’d be out of

trembled, “Ms. Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I love, and she has never wronged you!”

hasn’t wronged me?” Alexia’s voice

“What?”

he recovers, the Ashbournes will be thanking you. Evadne doesn’t respond well to force. You step in to save her father, and that’s a

for a response, Alexia coldly ended the call.

face was shrouded in the dark, his lower lip bitten

in a

clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital room, eyes

to the hospital, but no one had

jacket, hadn’t moved in hours. Her slender frame hadn’t even

and Jareth for help. The situation was

holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The more silent and stoic she became, the

felt like an eternity, Chasel

are in.”

to Chasel, snatching the

problems?” she asked, eyes wide in

it free of issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke patients that’s just been released this year, more

rekindled in the eyes of the Ashbourne family.

guilt. How he wished he

get this for

furrowed brow signaled trouble.

“Chasel,

problem. It’s scarce, available only to the highest echelons of society and royalty. Moreover, powerful as it is, there must be side effects.

spirits of the Ashbourne family once

“We can’t cure a stroke only to introduce a

echoed Suri’s concerns.

rescued. What’s critical now is to rouse him from this coma. Prolonged unconsciousness

final say in his care. I’ll administer the medication now. If he can wake up tomorrow, everything should start to improve. As for any potential effects, don’t worry too much about those right now. Let’s just focus on keeping

Bright suggests and sta treatment immediately. We’ll cross the other bridges when we come to them. Besides, dad’s no pushover;

tried to hide it. Thaddeus could

hearing that Chairman Emeric was seriously

shuttling between his office and the boardroom, too busy even to spend some

soon as the big projects were

to carve out some time to visit Chairman Emeric in Skyrim and to catch up with Thaddeus

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