The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1262

Belinda returned to her seat, exasperated. “You’re really pushing it, you know?”

Chase just smiled, unfazed by her words.

“Enjoy your meal.” He said in a soft voice.

Waiters started to bring in plated delicacies.

Belinda could barely taste the food. She was too preoccupied thinking about how she would explain all this to Jacob when he arrived.

The restaurant was only a short distance from the Crescent Society, so Jacob arrived in about fifteen minutes.

He walked in with a smile, but it stiffened when he noticed his boss, Chase, in the room with his girlfriend, Belinda.

you having a candlelit dinner with Mr. Larios?” He asked as he looked between the two.

awkward laugh. “Um, there are candles, yes, but it’s not a candlelit dinner. We just happened to be having meal together. Come sit, Jacob! Sit here! Order anything you want; Mr.

patted the chair

but being in close proximity to his boss was a bit unnerving. He gave a small bow of

he pull out the chair

to cut his steak, all smiles. “I heard you were taking some time off for

tensed. “Mr. Larios, I…”

his mind, he wondered if anything could be more embarrassing than lying to take a day off and

Belinda quickly stepped in. “Yes! Girlfriends count as family, don’t they? It’s perfectly normal for

looked at the couple, then chuckled. “Of course, it’s

at Chase, Belinda called over a waiter and ordered the most expensive dish on the menu. She was determined to make him literally

stop her, but Belinda insisted on ordering the priciest

arrived, Jacob cut a piece of steak, blew on it to cool it down, and then

little embarrassed, but she didn’t want to hurt Jacob’s feelings by refusing. After a moment’s hesitation, she accepted the bite. “It’s delicious. You eat; don’t worry