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 being acknowledged by Ms.

won’t

are you suggesting Sir would sabotage your romance?”

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

Evadne is the woman I love, and she has never wronged you!”

hasn’t wronged me?”

“What?”

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,

waiting for a response, Alexia

the dark, his lower lip bitten until a bead of crimson blood

in a

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

the hospital, but no one had the appetite,

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

for help. The situation was

now, all he could do was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The

what felt like an eternity, Chasel hurried over

are in.”

rushing to Chasel, snatching

eyes wide in disbelief as she scanned

it free of issues, but it’s a

rekindled in the eyes of the

guilt. How he wished he was the one who could help Evadne, but

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

brow

rapidly, “Chasel,

echelons of society and royalty. Moreover, powerful as it is, there must

news dampened the spirits of the Ashbourne family once again.

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

ladies echoed Suri’s

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

have the final say in his care. I’ll administer the medication now. If he can wake up tomorrow, everything should

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

it. Thaddeus could see right through her

deeply concerned upon 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

as the big projects were off

finally managed to carve out some time to visit Chairman Emeric

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