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

help Belinda’s

phone earlier. Do you have some urgent matters to attend to? If so, feel free to go take

shook his head with 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 to eat

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

“Let me help you with the

“No need. Mr. Wesley and I can

Wesley/who was chopping vegetables, agreed. “That’s right, Chase. Let us

and Mrs. Wesley, I

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 kitchen can get smoky, so feel free to

grinned. “Sure thing.”

the garlic and settled down on the

the door opened.

sight of Chase peeling garlic on her living

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