The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1573

“We’ll be at the restaurant in about half an hour.”

“Sounds good. Send me the address; I might swing by if I have time.”

Ida, unimpressed with his pretense, hung up the phone.

Ellinor, overhearing this, asked, “What’s Chase up to?”

Ida laughed lightly. “He’s having dinner with his girlfriend’s parents.”

A frown crept onto Ellinor’s face. “What’s he playing at?”

Ida shrugged. “Not sure. He asked for the restaurant’s address and said he might join us. Boss, which restaurant are we heading to?”

Ellinor was unsure. “Let’s decide where to go first, then send him the address.”

Ida agreed. “Alright.”

the Wesley

the call, Chase put away his phone and turned to help Belinda’s mother with the dinner preparations. “Mrs. Wesley, let me help you.”

some urgent matters to attend to? If so, feel free

“It’s nothing urgent. It’s just a friend inviting me to dinner. Restaurant food tends to be too greasy for my liking. I prefer

“Then stay here and wait for the dinner I’m preparing for

his sleeves. “Let me help you with

him. “No need. Mr. Wesley and I can handle it. Just

was chopping vegetables, agreed. “That’s right, Chase. Let us handle it.”

let the opportunity to impress slip. “But Mr. and Mrs. Wesley, I need to contribute something to feel at ease.”

and to make him feel included, she handed him a couple of garlic bulbs. “Then help me peel these. I’ll need them for the garlic paste. The

grinned. “Sure

and settled down on the sofa to peel them.”

then, the

stunned by the sight of Chase peeling garlic on her

things,

up a clove of peeled garlic. “Isn’t it