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.”

on your affections finally being acknowledged

medicine… there won’t be

Mr. Chambers, are you suggesting Sir would sabotage your

with Thaddeus. long ago – they’d probably have kids running around by now, and you’d be out of the picture.

show some respect. Evadne is the

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

“What?”

to him, once he

for a response, Alexia

in the dark, his lower

in

could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital room, eyes bloodshot and spirits

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

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

help. The situation was

he could do was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying

like an eternity, Chasel hurried over with the test

are

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

eyes wide in disbelief as

Avery brought is flawless. Not only is it free of issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke patients that’s

the eyes

Thaddeus felt a surge of joy, yet it 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

exclaimed, unable to contain his excitement, “We should get this for Dad too,

brow signaled

approached 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 too early to

news dampened the spirits of the Ashbourne family once

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

echoed Suri’s concerns.

a miracle he’s been rescued. What’s critical now is to rouse him from

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

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

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

upon hearing that Chairman

as CEO drawing near, he was swamped with work, shuttling between his office and the boardroom, too busy even to spend some quality time with his

over as soon as the big projects

Chairman Emeric in Skyrim and to catch

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