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.”

splendid. Congratulations, Mr. Chambers, on your affections finally being acknowledged

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

Mr. Chambers, are you suggesting Sir

much free time? And if it weren’t 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 the picture. Ah,

fist trembled, “Ms. Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I love, and she

hasn’t wronged me?” Alexia’s voice suddenly turned dark.

“What?”

provided you. Rest assured and give it to him, once he

response, Alexia coldly ended the call.

shrouded in the dark, his lower

in a

the Ashbourne clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital

Aviana, and Nydia brought plenty of breakfast to the hospital, but no one had the appetite, they just sat waiting for news.

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

was grave, and he couldn’t trust just anyone for

by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The more silent and stoic

an eternity, Chasel hurried over with the test results.

results are

rose as one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching the test report from his hands.

problems?” she asked, eyes wide in disbelief as she scanned

flawless. Not only is it free of issues, but it’s a targeted

in the eyes of the Ashbourne

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

“We should get this

furrowed brow signaled

rapidly, “Chasel, what’s the

drug is practically a national treasure; the price is steep, 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

spirits of the

stroke only to introduce a new, more troublesome condition. Emeric’s body

echoed Suri’s concerns.

What’s critical now is to rouse him from this coma. Prolonged unconsciousness could cause irreversible damage to his central nervous system!”

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

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

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

deeply concerned upon hearing that Chairman Emeric was

shuttling between his office and the boardroom, too busy even to spend some quality time with his Hovely wife. He had no choice but to delegate the medical inquiries to Lily and promised

soon as the big projects were off

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

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