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.”

affections finally being acknowledged by Ms. Evadne,” Alexia mocked.

won’t be

Chambers, are you suggesting

– they’d probably have kids running around by now, and you’d be out of

some respect. Evadne is the woman I love,

you know she hasn’t wronged me?” Alexia’s voice suddenly

“What?”

once he recovers, the Ashbournes will be

a response, Alexia coldly ended the

was shrouded in the dark, his lower lip bitten

in a

soul in the Ashbourne clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital room,

of breakfast to the hospital, but no one had

jacket, hadn’t moved in hours. Her slender frame hadn’t even leaned away from her

was grave, and he couldn’t

all he could do was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The more silent and stoic she became, the

an eternity, Chasel

results are in.”

with Evadne rushing to

asked, eyes wide in disbelief as she scanned the data.

“Surprisingly, the medication Avery brought is flawless. Not only is it free of issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke patients that’s just been released

in the eyes of

was accompanied by a deep, bitter sense of guilt. How he wished he was the one who could help Evadne, but it was Avery who had come

get

brow signaled

rapidly, “Chasel, what’s the

but that’s not the main problem. It’s scarce, available only to the highest echelons of society and royalty. Moreover, powerful as it is, there must be side effects. Exactly what they are, it’s too early to

news dampened the spirits of the Ashbourne

That’s not acceptable!” Suri fretted, “We can’t cure a stroke only to introduce a new, more troublesome condition. Emeric’s body can’t

ladies echoed

What’s critical now is to rouse him from this coma. Prolonged unconsciousness could cause irreversible damage to

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

treatment immediately. We’ll cross the other bridges when we come to them.

it. Thaddeus could see right through her façade. She

concerned upon hearing that

shuttling between his office and the boardroom, too busy even to spend some quality time with his Hovely

over as soon as the big projects were off

out some time to visit Chairman Emeric in Skyrim and

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