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
hesitated, “The medicine… there won’t be any problems,
are you suggesting Sir would sabotage your
Sir repeatedly intervening on 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 –
fist trembled, “Ms. Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I love, and she has never wronged
wronged
“What?”
and give it to him, once he recovers, the Ashbournes will be thanking you. Evadne doesn’t
for a response, Alexia
face was shrouded in the dark, his lower
came in a blur.
the truth, not a soul in the Ashbourne clan could sleep. They huddled outside the hospital
plenty of breakfast to the hospital, but no one had the appetite, they just sat waiting for
moved in hours. Her slender frame hadn’t even leaned away from her
and Jareth for help. The situation was grave, and he couldn’t trust
hand in his, trying
like an eternity, Chasel hurried over
results are
rose as one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching
asked, eyes wide in
issues, but it’s a targeted drug for stroke patients that’s just been released
in the eyes of
Thaddeus 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
exclaimed, unable to contain his excitement, “We should get this for Dad too, then
furrowed brow signaled
rapidly, “Chasel,
drug is practically a 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
spirits of the Ashbourne family once again.
“We can’t cure a stroke only to
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
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 improve. As for any potential effects, don’t worry too much about those right now. Let’s just
Dr. Bright suggests and sta treatment immediately. We’ll cross the other bridges when we come to
Thaddeus could see right through her façade. She was forcing herself to be strong.
upon hearing
drawing near, he was swamped with work, shuttling between his office and the boardroom, too busy even to spend
soon as the big projects were off his plate.
carve out some time to visit Chairman Emeric in Skyrim and to catch up with
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