Chapter151
Tears welled in her eyes; her mind went blank for a moment. She quickly recovered, “Thank you, then…” Before she could ask about the conditions, Chase moved the cigarette away, wiping away a tear, “Get some rest.”
Ashley was stunned, watching him leave. She wasn’t sure what to do. Did he mean for her to stay? She’d moved out, but they weren’t officially divorced; it was fine to stay. But staying in the master bedroom… no.
She calmed herself, gathered her things, and went to Sam’s room. She stayed there that night. The next day, she woke before 7 am. Sam woke up too, clinging to her, asking her to take him to school. Ashley agreed. After getting ready, they went downstairs for breakfast. Chase entered the dining room and sat opposite them. Sam cheerfully greeted him, “Dad, morning.” “Morning.” He glanced at Ashley but said nothing, eating silently. Ashley remained silent too.
between had Chase
change anything
agreed
to
help,
but
it
didn’t
them.
After breakfast, Ashley took Sam to school and went to work. After the tech expo, Ashley and Tim had new ideas but hadn’t had time to discuss them due to the Xundu collaboration. Now they had time to finalize and implement them. They were very busy. Ashley planned to order takeout and work late. But around 6:30 pm, her phone rang–Chase.
Ashley excused herself and answered, “Hello.”
“Grandma’s coming,” Chase said.”Come home early.” He hung up.
Ashley returned to the meeting room, telling Tim she had to leave, “Send me the meeting progress and issues; I’ll handle them later.”
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