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,”

there won’t be any problems, right?”

Mr. Chambers, are you suggesting Sir would sabotage

louder, “Do you think 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 – they’d probably have

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

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

“What?”

he recovers, the Ashbournes will be thanking

Alexia coldly ended the

dark, his lower lip bitten until a bead of

in a

not a soul in the Ashbourne clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital room, eyes bloodshot and

Aviana, and Nydia brought plenty of breakfast to the hospital, but

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

The situation was grave, and he couldn’t trust just

he could do was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm

an eternity, Chasel

results are in.”

one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel,

in disbelief as

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

the eyes of

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

excitement, “We should get this for Dad too,

furrowed brow

approached rapidly, “Chasel,

national treasure; the price 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 side effects. Exactly what they are, it’s too early to tell.”

news dampened the spirits of the Ashbourne family once again.

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

ladies echoed Suri’s concerns.

now is to rouse him from

life and death, spoke with a 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

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 illness isn’t going to take him

her pain was obvious, even if she tried to hide it. Thaddeus could see right through her façade. She was forcing

hearing

work, shuttling between his office and the boardroom, too busy even to spend some

the big projects were off his plate.

visit Chairman Emeric in Skyrim

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