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 being acknowledged by Ms. Evadne,” Alexia mocked.

medicine… there won’t be any problems,

suggesting Sir would sabotage

on your behalf, Evadne would have reconciled with Thaddeus. long ago – they’d probably have kids

please show some respect. Evadne is the woman I

do you know she hasn’t wronged me?” Alexia’s voice

“What?”

you. Rest assured and give it to him, once he

a response, Alexia coldly

pale face was shrouded in the dark, his lower lip bitten until a

in

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

hospital, but no one

wrapped in Thaddeus’ oversized jacket, hadn’t moved in hours. Her slender

was grave, and he couldn’t trust just anyone

he could do was stay by her side, holding her icy hand in his, trying to warm it. The more silent and stoic she became, the more it broke

an eternity, Chasel

are

Ashbournes rose as one, with Evadne rushing to Chasel, snatching the

eyes wide in

a targeted drug for stroke patients that’s

in the eyes of the Ashbourne family.

surge of joy, yet it was accompanied by a deep, bitter sense of guilt. How he wished he was the

his excitement, “We should get this

furrowed brow

approached rapidly, “Chasel, what’s the

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

of the Ashbourne family

That’s not acceptable!” Suri fretted, “We can’t cure a stroke only to introduce a new, more troublesome condition. Emeric’s

echoed

been rescued. What’s critical now is to

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 later. You can’t be greedy when

Bright suggests and sta treatment immediately. We’ll cross the other bridges

hide it. Thaddeus could see right through her façade. She was forcing herself to be

deeply concerned upon hearing that Chairman Emeric

near, he was swamped with work, shuttling between his office 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 and

take over as soon as the big projects were off his

Chairman Emeric in Skyrim and

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