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

hesitated, “The medicine… there won’t be any problems, right?”

Mr. Chambers, are you suggesting Sir would sabotage

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 the picture. Ah, I’d forgotten – Evadne can’t have

please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I

know she 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

for a response, Alexia

the dark, his lower

came in

sleep. They huddled outside the

plenty of breakfast to the hospital, but no one had the appetite, they just

Her slender frame hadn’t even leaned away from her rigid

already messaged Gordon and Jareth for help. The situation was grave, and he couldn’t trust just anyone for

do was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The more

an eternity, Chasel hurried over with the test results.

results are in.”

with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching the test report from his

asked, eyes wide in disbelief as she

it free of issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke patients that’s just been released this year, more effective than the medicine your aunt

eyes of the Ashbourne family.

by a deep, bitter sense of guilt. How

“We should get this for Dad too, then he’ll stand a

furrowed brow

“Chasel,

to the highest echelons of society and royalty. Moreover, powerful as it is, there must be side effects. Exactly

dampened the spirits of the Ashbourne family once

a stroke only to introduce a new, more troublesome

echoed

serious. It’s a miracle he’s been rescued. What’s critical now is to rouse him from this coma. Prolonged unconsciousness could

room for argument, “I’m Chairman Emeric’s attending physician. At least within these hospital walls, I have the 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 we can deal with the rest later. You can’t be greedy when it comes to

resolve firm. “Let’s do as Dr. Bright suggests and sta treatment immediately. We’ll cross the other bridges when we come to them. Besides, dad’s no pushover; a little illness isn’t going to take him down.”

pain was obvious, even if she tried to hide it. Thaddeus could see right through her façade. She was

upon hearing that Chairman Emeric was

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

as soon as the big

Chairman Emeric in Skyrim and to catch up with Thaddeus

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