Chapter30 

Sam, 

who’d 

who’d overheard 

overheard parts 

of the conversation, asked, “Who was that, Dad?” 

“Your great–grandmother.” Chase called Ashley while explaining.“Grandma wants us to have dinner tonight.” 

Sam loved his great–grandmother.“Okay! I miss her!” 

Chase hummed in response. 

Ashley was having breakfast at her grandma’s place. Seeing Chase calling her, she hesitated. She 

o longer felt excited. After a pause, she answered, “Hello.” 

“Grandma wants us to have dinner tonight.” 

…Okay. 

You’ll pick Sam up.” 

She didn’t want to go back to his place. Even if she came to pick Sam up, he might not want to see her. Why bother? 

“Have the driver take him. I’ll go there by myself.” Rush hour made this sound reasonable. The point was, Ashley refused to pick Sam up- that never happened before. Chase was surprised. But it was not a big deal; he didn’t dwell on it. 

“Okay.” He hung up. 

Sam knew who it was. 

“Mom?” 

“Yes.” 

“Will Mom come with us?” 

“Yes.” 

Sam frowned. He didn’t mind seeing his mother; he missed her. His mother hadn’t contacted him for more than two weeks, but he was okay with it. He enjoyed spending time with Tanya. He didn’t want his mother to return so soon. If she was home, Tanya couldn’t take him to school tomorrow, and she wouldn’t let him go to Tanya’s race. 

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