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

medicine… there won’t be any problems,

are you suggesting Sir would

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,

is the woman I

know she hasn’t wronged

“What?”

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

for a response, Alexia

the dark, his lower lip bitten until a

in

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

hospital, but no one

Her slender frame hadn’t even leaned away from her

was grave,

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

felt like an eternity, Chasel hurried over with

results are in.”

rose as one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching the test report

in disbelief as she

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

eyes of the Ashbourne

deep, bitter sense of guilt. How he wished he was the

his excitement, “We should get this for Dad too,

furrowed brow

“Chasel,

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 tell.”

spirits of the Ashbourne family once

not acceptable!” Suri fretted, “We can’t cure a stroke only to introduce a new, more

other ladies echoed

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

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. 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 it comes to

cross the other bridges when we come to them. Besides, dad’s

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

deeply concerned upon hearing that Chairman Emeric was seriously

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 Hovely wife. He had no choice but to delegate the medical inquiries to Lily and

soon as the big projects were off his plate.

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

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