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.”

your affections finally being acknowledged

medicine… there won’t

suggesting Sir would

– they’d probably have kids running

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

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

“What?”

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. Her attitude towards you will

for a response, Alexia coldly ended

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

in a

sleep. They huddled outside the hospital room, eyes bloodshot and spirits low.

breakfast to the hospital, but no one had the appetite,

in hours. Her slender frame hadn’t

situation was grave, and he couldn’t

was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The more silent and

eternity, Chasel hurried over

are

one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching

in disbelief as she scanned

issues, but it’s a

eyes of the

a deep, bitter sense of guilt. How he

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

furrowed brow signaled trouble.

“Chasel,

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

spirits of the Ashbourne family once

stroke only to introduce a new,

ladies echoed

he’s been rescued. What’s critical now is to rouse him from

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

We’ll cross the other bridges when we come to them. Besides, dad’s no

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

upon hearing that Chairman Emeric was seriously ill.

too busy even to spend some quality time with his Hovely wife. He had no choice but to delegate the medical inquiries to Lily and

the

time to visit Chairman Emeric in Skyrim and to

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