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.”

Mr. Chambers, on your affections finally being

won’t be any

Chambers, are you suggesting Sir would sabotage

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 –

please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I love, and she has never

wronged me?” Alexia’s voice suddenly

“What?”

hasn’t developed anything as effective as what Sir provided you. Rest assured and give it to him, once he recovers, the

Alexia coldly ended the

the dark, his lower lip bitten

in a blur.

in the Ashbourne clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital room,

plenty of breakfast to the hospital, but no

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

situation was grave, and he couldn’t trust

her icy hand in his, trying to warm it.

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

results are

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

she asked, eyes wide in disbelief as she scanned the data.

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

rekindled in the eyes of

hearing this, 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

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

furrowed brow signaled trouble.

“Chasel, what’s the issue?”

only to the highest echelons of society and royalty. Moreover, powerful as it is, there must be side effects. Exactly what they

spirits of the Ashbourne family

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

echoed Suri’s concerns.

is to rouse him from this coma. Prolonged unconsciousness could cause irreversible damage to his central nervous system!”

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

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.”

she tried to hide it. Thaddeus could

too, was deeply concerned upon hearing that

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

the big projects

to carve out some time to visit Chairman Emeric in

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