The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1316

Chase wasn’t his usual happy-go-lucky self right now. He had a worried look on his face and said, “Yeah, he’s not an outsider to you, but he sure as hell is to the Blanchet family. They’re trying to keep a lid on this whole thing, and you’re blabbing away to some guy who’s got nothing to do with it? If he tells anybody else this, do you know what will happen?”

Belinda was taken back a bit, realizing she might’ve made a mistake. She grabbed her phone and said, “I’ll tell Jacob not to let the cat out of the bag.”

After she sent Jacob a message, Chase sighed.

“They’re doing a DNA test on the body the cops found yesterday. They’re being really thorough about it, so things are moving slowly. Let’s just wait for the results; maybe it’s not Mr. Blanchet?”

Belinda hoped with all her heart that it was not her uncle, but the cops found her uncle’s damaged ID on the charred and unrecognizable body.

Chase continued. “Whether that body is Mr. Blanchet or not, we can’t let my boss know about this, got it?”

Belinda nodded. “I got it. I was just panicking yesterday, that’s why I wanted to call Ellinor. Good thing you were there to stop me, or I might have caused her trouble.”

table. “Alright, if you need to cry,

will find out

wasn’t totally convinced about

The Blanchet family’s Villa.

only found out about this in the morning and rushed over to the Blanchet’s. She

was led into the Blanchet’s

on the couch, her face blank as tears fell on her

and asked,

of it, looked at Sophia with a gloomy face, and said, “You must’ve heard about

She absolutely refused to accept the truth

believe that

fell. “You think I want to

Veronica might’ve been misinformed. She started looking around the room. “Where are your grandparents? I’m sure they’ve sent someone