The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1347

Chase gave a nod and gently patted Belinda’s shoulder, reminding her to calm down a bit. “Yeah, there’s no need to worry anymore.”

Jacob, being Belinda’s boyfriend, felt a bit off about his boss, Chase, getting all touchy-feely with his girlfriend. He was uneasy about it but couldn’t buck up the courage to voice his displeasure to his boss.

So he stepped forward and also comforted Belinda. “Belinda, all’s well that ends well. They’re okay, so you can breathe easy now.”

Belinda looked at Jacob, snapping back to reality and realizing she was standing way too close to Chase. Immediately, she took a step back, creating a safety bubble between her and Chase.

Chase noticed her reaction, knew what she was thinking, and gave a slight chuckle.

Jacob then wrapped his arm around Belinda’s shoulder. “Belinda, Mr. Larios is right. We’re not supposed to go in. Let’s wait out here. I saw a coffee joint not far from the cop shop. I can get you a cup of coffee. We can sip and wait, okay?”

for coffee and shook her head. “I’ll pass. I don’t

simply nodded. “Alright then, no coffee.

Jacob’s arm around Belinda’s shoulder, his face a mask. He asked quietly, “Jacob, did you get your PPT ready for tomorrow’s meeting?” Jacob was

sure you can clearly explain everything to the bigwigs at the meeting? I won’t spell out how important

was in a pickle.

that Jacob still had a big, unfinished job. She quickly said, “Jacob, if you got work, head back. Don’t wait around with me. I

was still

me. I know my uncle is

Belinda, still

teased. “Jacob, Belinda understands your workload. You can head

down his spine. His boss was smiling, but

left, Belinda might