Chapter 121 Plan

Lambert stood up from his desk, his tone as cold and indifferent as ever. "Who is it?"

"Dad, it's me. When are you coming back today?"

Lambert paused slightly at the sound of Wythe's voice, his tone softening a bit. "Wythe, what's wrong? Is there something going on? I still have some work to finish here, so I might not be able to come back for a while. I'm sorry, Wythe."

Wythe furrowed his brow. "You haven't been back recently. Are you abandoning us?"

"How could you think that? Wythe, dear, there's just a very difficult project I have to focus on right now. Once I'm done with it, I'll make time to be with you, okay?"

Wythe pouted. "But, but then you and Mom..."

"What your mom and I have to deal with is our business. You don't need to worry about it. We're adults, and we have our own ways of handling things."

Lambert didn't linger on the call for too long before hanging up. He took a deep breath and refocused on his work.

These days, it felt like he had reverted to his old days of work