Chapter 261

After Grace Chambers left, Theodore Chambers asked Marcus Brooks to come in and briefly went over the contingency plans to handle the possible problems that might crop up later. Once everything was sorted out, Theodore finally left the office. The first thing he wanted to do was, of course, to see Victoria Ellis. It was already evening by now, so Victoria was probably home from work. Since he couldn’t pick her up, he decided to head straight home to see her. Theodore wanted to surprise her, so he didn’t give her a heads-up about his return. He didn’t call her until he was at the door. After just a couple of seconds, the call connected, and hearing Victoria’s voice instantly softened something in his chest. “All done with work?” Victoria tried to sound calm as she asked, not wanting him to worry, even though she actually missed him like crazy. They hadn’t seen each other in a while, and she had been counting the days too, but she knew he was busy. Theodore wasn’t just anyone—he was the