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.”

affections finally being

hesitated, “The medicine… there won’t be

Chambers, are you suggesting Sir would sabotage your

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

clenched fist trembled, “Ms. Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I love, and she

you know she hasn’t wronged me?” Alexia’s voice suddenly turned dark.

“What?”

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

a response, Alexia coldly ended the call.

the dark, his lower lip bitten until

came in a

clan could sleep. They

breakfast to the hospital, but no one had the

Her slender frame hadn’t even leaned away from her rigid

had already messaged Gordon and Jareth for help. The situation was grave, and he couldn’t trust just anyone for fear of leaks.

he could do was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The more silent and stoic

eternity, Chasel hurried over with

are in.”

one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching the test report from

eyes wide in disbelief as

Avery brought is flawless. Not 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 medicine your aunt procured.”

in the eyes of the Ashbourne

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

“We should get this for Dad too,

brow signaled trouble.

approached rapidly, “Chasel,

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

the spirits of the Ashbourne family

That’s not acceptable!” Suri fretted, “We can’t cure a stroke only to introduce a new, more troublesome condition. Emeric’s

ladies echoed Suri’s concerns.

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

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

cross the other bridges when we come to them. Besides, dad’s no pushover; a little illness isn’t going to take him down.”

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

too, was deeply concerned upon hearing that Chairman Emeric

inauguration as 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

soon as the big projects were

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

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