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.”

splendid. Congratulations, Mr. Chambers, on your affections finally being acknowledged by Ms.

there won’t be any problems,

are you suggesting Sir would sabotage

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. Thaddeus wore her out,

fist trembled, “Ms. Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman

hasn’t wronged me?” Alexia’s voice suddenly turned

“What?”

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

a response, Alexia coldly ended the call.

lower lip bitten until a bead of crimson blood

in a blur.

truth, not a soul in the Ashbourne clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital

Nydia brought plenty of breakfast to the hospital, but no

in hours. Her slender frame hadn’t even leaned away from

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

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

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

results are

Ashbournes rose as one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching the test report from his hands.

problems?” she asked, eyes wide in

medication Avery brought is flawless. Not only is it free of issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke patients

the eyes

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

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

brow

approached rapidly, “Chasel, what’s the issue?”

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

spirits of the Ashbourne

stroke only to introduce a new, more troublesome condition. Emeric’s

echoed

and condition are serious. It’s a miracle he’s been rescued. What’s critical now is to rouse him

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

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

her pain was obvious, even if she tried to hide it. Thaddeus could

hearing that Chairman Emeric was seriously ill.

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

as the big projects were off his

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

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