Chapter 120

The ride back to the house was smooth and in no time, Chase was in the confinement of his room, working on a project he had received from the states.

His phone rang.

He was too busy as he had to complete what he was doing on time, he ignored the call.

A couple of rings later, the call got disconnected, only to start ringing again in the next second.

Groaning, Chase picked the phone and pressed the green button.

"Why aren't you picking my calls?" The empress asked as soon as he placed the phone on his ear.

"I'm busy with the Riverdale project, grandma," he said in a bored tone, eyes fixated on his screen.

The empress nodded in satisfaction but soon remembered the reason she was calling.

"I heard you're not coming back today," she said.

Of course, Agatha must have relayed the message to her already. He thought to himself.

"Yes, grandma," he replied.

"Do you even care about me?" She asked a second later.

Chase finally stopped typing on his laptop and leaned back on the couch.

"Grandma…"