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

up the call, Chase put away his phone and turned to help Belinda’s mother with the dinner preparations.

some urgent matters to attend to? If so, feel free to go take care of it.”

It’s just a friend inviting me to dinner. Restaurant food tends to be too greasy for my liking.

by his flattery. “Then stay here and wait for the dinner I’m preparing for you.”

his sleeves. “Let me help you with

Wesley and I can handle it. Just relax

vegetables, agreed. “That’s

wouldn’t let the opportunity to impress slip. “But Mr. and Mrs.

a couple of garlic bulbs. “Then help me peel these. I’ll need them

grinned. “Sure thing.”

settled down on the sofa to peel

then, the

be stunned by the sight of Chase peeling garlic on her living room

her eyes to make sure she wasn’t seeing things, she finally asked, “What…what are

a clove of peeled garlic. “Isn’t it obvious? I’m peeling garlic.”