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 by Ms.

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

Mr. Chambers, are you suggesting Sir

scoff grew louder, “Do you think Sir has that 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, I’d forgotten – Evadne can’t have children anymore. Thaddeus wore her out, didn’t

Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I love,

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

“What?”

him, once 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 huge favor.

Alexia coldly ended the

dark, his lower lip bitten

came in a

truth, not a soul in the Ashbourne clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital room,

the hospital, but no one had

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

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

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

what felt like an eternity, Chasel hurried over with the test results.

results are in.”

with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching

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

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

in the eyes of the Ashbourne family.

was accompanied by a deep, bitter sense of guilt. How he

to contain his excitement, “We should get this for Dad too, then he’ll stand

furrowed brow

“Chasel, what’s the

available only to the highest echelons of

news dampened the spirits of the

cure a stroke only to introduce a new,

ladies echoed

is to rouse him from this coma. Prolonged unconsciousness

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,

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

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

upon hearing that Chairman Emeric

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

soon as the

out some time to visit Chairman Emeric in

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