Chapter 16

Rachel

After giving me a brief time to rest, Chase went back to giving me intense workloads. I knew that the rare rest time wasn't going to last long. He told me to cherish it himself.

Soon, the time to sign off my work came and I wrapped up everything I had to do quickly.

Chase smiled as he saw how excited I was to sign to get off work.

“You don’t have to behave like I locked you in hell.” Chase said with a smile still on his lips.

I shrugged before I walked out of the building.

Chase was following me with his long legs. One of his steps was two of mine.

“Let me take you home.” Chase proposed and I was about to agree.

The exact moment I was about to agree, my phone rang.

It was Alexis.

I had totally forgotten about the workers' get-together she told me about.

I answered her call.

"Hello Rachel." She began.

"Hello Alexis." I greeted her back.

"I see you are about to leave so I said should remind you about the thing I mentioned to you." Alexis said and I frowned as soon as she finished