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

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

declined politely. “Chase, I heard you on the phone earlier. Do you have some

smile. “It’s nothing urgent. It’s just a friend inviting me to dinner. Restaurant food tends to

here and wait for the dinner

help you

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

Wesley/who was chopping vegetables, agreed. “That’s

to impress slip. “But Mr. and Mrs. Wesley, I need to contribute something to feel at

touched by 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 kitchen can get smoky, so feel free to do

grinned. “Sure thing.”

the garlic and settled down on the

the door opened.

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

sure she wasn’t seeing things,