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.”

that’s splendid. Congratulations, Mr. Chambers, on your affections finally being acknowledged by Ms. Evadne,” Alexia

won’t be

are you suggesting Sir would sabotage your

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 he? Ha…”

Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman

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

“What?”

medicine is exactly what Emeric needs, even Bright Pharmaceuticals hasn’t developed anything as effective as what Sir provided you. Rest assured and give it to 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. Her attitude towards you will

Alexia coldly ended

shrouded in the dark, his lower lip bitten until a bead of

in

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

breakfast to the hospital, but

Her slender frame hadn’t even leaned away from

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

by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying

like an eternity, Chasel hurried over

are

with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching

eyes wide in disbelief as she scanned the

issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke patients that’s just

eyes of

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

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

brow signaled trouble.

“Chasel, what’s the issue?”

the main problem. It’s scarce, available only to the highest echelons of society and royalty.

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.

ladies echoed

is to

medication now. If he can wake up tomorrow, everything should start to improve. As for any potential effects, don’t worry too

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.”

tried to hide it. Thaddeus could see right through

upon hearing that Chairman Emeric was seriously

and the boardroom, too busy even to spend some quality time with his Hovely wife. He

soon as the big projects were

some time to visit Chairman Emeric in Skyrim

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