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,”

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

Mr. Chambers, are you suggesting Sir would sabotage

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.

Evadne is the woman I love,

wronged me?” Alexia’s voice suddenly turned dark.

“What?”

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

a response, Alexia coldly ended

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

came in a blur.

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

hospital, but no one

Thaddeus’ oversized jacket, hadn’t moved in hours. Her slender frame

help. The situation was grave,

trying to warm it. The more silent and stoic she became, the more it broke his

felt like an eternity, Chasel hurried over

results are

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

problems?” she asked, eyes wide in

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

the eyes of the Ashbourne family.

sense of guilt. How he wished he was the one who could help

“We should get this for Dad

furrowed brow signaled

rapidly, “Chasel, what’s

practically a national treasure; the price is steep, but that’s not the main problem. It’s scarce, available only to the highest echelons

dampened the spirits of the Ashbourne

“We can’t cure a stroke only to introduce a new, more troublesome condition. Emeric’s body can’t withstand

echoed

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

to life and death, spoke with a severity that left no room for 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, everything should start to improve.

sta treatment immediately. We’ll cross the other bridges

she tried to hide it. Thaddeus could see right through her façade. She was forcing herself to

was deeply concerned upon hearing that Chairman Emeric was seriously

busy even to spend some quality time with his Hovely wife.

over as soon as the

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

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