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

“The medicine… there won’t

Chambers, are you suggesting Sir

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. Ah, I’d forgotten – Evadne can’t have children anymore.

Evadne is the

wronged me?”

“What?”

kidding. The 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.

response, Alexia coldly ended the

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

came in a blur.

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

hospital, but no one had the

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

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

holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm

felt like an eternity, Chasel hurried over with

are

rushing to Chasel, snatching the test report

asked, eyes wide in disbelief

is it free of issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke

rekindled in the eyes of

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

“We should get this for Dad too, then he’ll

furrowed brow signaled trouble.

approached rapidly, “Chasel, what’s

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

news dampened the spirits of the Ashbourne family once

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

other ladies echoed Suri’s concerns.

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 nervous system!”

can wake up

Dr. Bright suggests and sta treatment immediately. We’ll cross the other bridges when we come to them. Besides, dad’s no pushover; a

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

hearing that Chairman

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

as the big projects were

out some time to visit Chairman Emeric in Skyrim

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