Belinda was taken aback. She looked up and saw Chase grinning across the table.
âSo this is what you meant by not coming for nothing?â
Chase called a waiter over and ordered a cup of coffee, and then looked at Belinda with a smile.
âWhatâs the matter? So happy to see me that you canât speak?â
Belinda snapped back to reality, put down her phone, and glared at him. âHow did you know I was here?â
Chase leaned on his hand and laughed. âMaybe itâs what they call a telepathic connection?â
Belinda only grew angrier. âChase! What the hell are you up to?â
âIâm after you.â
Belinda went pale and then blushed. She cleared her throat awkwardly. âDonât joke with me!â
Chase looked at her intently. âIâm not joking. Iâve been confessing my feelings to you since yesterday.
Itâs you who hasnât been taking me seriously.â
Belinda raised her eyebrows. âSeriously? You have the gall to talk about being âseriousâ in front of me?â
Chase lowered his long eyelashes and nodded. âIâve never been serious before, but youâve taught me how to be.â
Belinda fell silent.
Even though she wasnât speaking, Chase never felt awkward and gently asked her, âWhat do you want for lunch? We can eat and then get some takeaway for Ellinor.â
Belinda turned her face to look out the window. âI donât recall agreeing to having lunch with you!â
Chase laughed. âSince youâre already here, why not consider it a lunch tasting for Ellinor?â
Belinda was speechless.
This man really had a way with words!
She had no reason to refuse.
After some thought she realized that she was originally planning to get lunch for Ellinor anyway, so why not have a meal with Chase?
However, she didnât forget to stress her ideals. âI can have a meal with you, but I have a boyfriend now!
I hope you wonât say things that will trouble me!â
Chase didnât mind and laughed even harder. âOkay! But it seems like anything I say would trouble you.
You canât even look me in the eyes!â
Belinda was taken aback; he had noticed that?
She didnât dare look into Chaseâs eyes because she was afraid of giving herself away.
Chaseâs eyes were beautiful and his gaze was gentle. It was this gentle gaze that had made her fall in love.
If she looked at him, she wouldnât be able to keep her cool. She already had a boyfriend, so how could she have feelings for another man? No, no, no!
Belinda absolutely wouldnât allow hersell to become the kind of fickle woman she hated.
After noticing that she was upset, Chase sighed and stopped teasing her. âDecided on what to eat?â
Belinda came back to her senses and shook her head. âLetâs have whatever Ellinor likes to eat!â
Chase raised an eyebrow. âI know what she liked before she was pregnant, but her taste has changed now, so Iâm not sure anymore. Plus, I donât know what women should avoid eating when theyâre pregnant. Youâre a woman; you should know better than me, right?â
Belinda was annoyed. âIâve never been pregnant, so how would I know?â
Chase chuckled.
Belinda felt like something was off and frowned at him. âWhatâ¦what are you laughing at?â