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.”

at the Wesley household.

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

Do you have some urgent matters to attend to?

a smile. “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

was pleased by his flattery. “Then stay here and wait for the dinner

help you with

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

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

wouldn’t let the opportunity to impress slip. “But Mr. and Mrs. Wesley, I need to

his thoughtfulness, 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

the garlic and settled down on the sofa to peel

then, the door

Wesley walked in, only to be stunned by the sight of Chase peeling garlic on

rubbing her eyes to make sure she wasn’t seeing things, she

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