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.”

Chambers, on your affections finally

medicine… there won’t be any problems,

are you suggesting Sir would sabotage

– they’d probably have kids

fist trembled, “Ms. Alexia, please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I love, and she has never wronged

she hasn’t wronged me?”

“What?”

he recovers, the Ashbournes will be thanking

a response, Alexia coldly ended the call.

in the dark, his lower lip bitten until a

in a

sleep. They huddled

Aviana, and Nydia brought plenty of breakfast to the hospital, but no one had the

in hours. Her slender

help. The situation was

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

eternity, Chasel hurried over with the test

results are in.”

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

wide in disbelief as

but it’s a targeted drug for

in the eyes

hearing this, 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

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

brow

approached rapidly, “Chasel,

only to the highest echelons of society and royalty. Moreover, powerful as

dampened the spirits of

Suri fretted, “We can’t cure a stroke only

echoed Suri’s concerns.

is to rouse him from this

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 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

do 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 see right through her façade. She was forcing herself to be strong.

too, was deeply concerned upon hearing that Chairman Emeric was seriously ill.

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

take over as soon as the

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

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