Half an hour later, Alison and Chelsea arrived at Piccolo Diner, the five–star restaurant where Alison had arranged to meet Drake. As they entered the private room, they found Drake sitting there with his eyes closed, looking completely relaxed. Upon hearing the door, Drake slowly opened his eyes and saw Alison. Then, he noticed Chelsea standing behind her. Drake wondered why Alison had to bring Chelsea along. He frowned slightly at the sight of Chelsea but said nothing about it. “Sit down and order whatever you want,” he simply said. “Okay,” Alison replied, taking a seat obediently. At that moment, Chelsea was blushing intensely, likely from nervousness. The sight of Drake’s handsome features made her heart race uncontrollably. Her admiration was as clear as day, like a predator eyeing its prey, eager to possess it at once. Even though Drake remained still, he could feel her fiery gaze, as if she wanted to devour him. He found it irritating but chose to ignore it. Alison pretended not to notice either. She casually picked up a menu and looked at Drake gently. “Drake, what do you want to eat?” “Whatever,” he replied indifferently. She then turned to Chelsea and asked, “What about you, Chelsea? What would you like to eat?” Completely smitten by Drake, Chelsea had no concern for food at the moment. “Anything, Ally,” she replied. Alison smiled knowingly, thinking that Chelsea’s infatuation was painfully obvious. She then ordered a few visually appealing dishes and handed the menu to the waiter. Next, she acted casually and deliberately brought Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books Updates… up yesterday’s incident. “By the way, Chelsea, there’s something I haven’t properly thanked you for!” Alison suddenly became excited. “What’s that?” Chelsea asked, puzzled. Alison smiled at her and replied, “Don’t you remember? Yesterday at the restaurant, I was being harassed by Liam. “If you hadn’t taken a picture and sent it to Drake, I wouldn’t be able to prove I was being harassed. Drake and I might have had a misunderstanding. ” Chelsea’s expression changed dramatically upon hearing this. She never expected Alison to mention this. She twisted her fingers, feeling diffident. “Oh… It was nothing. ” Drake pondered for a moment at her words. He then glanced at Alison and remained silent. Chelsea forced an awkward smile, then asked tentatively, “But Alison, how did you find out about this? I thought you didn’t know. ” Alison chuckled inwardly. She had been deceived by Chelsea enough in the past. If she could not even figure this part out, all her lessons would have been for nothing. But to Chelsea, she merely said, “How? Drake told me himself. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him. Am I right, Drake?” Drake frowned, wondering what game she was playing this time. However, seeing her bright smile, he couldn’t bear to expose her, so he simply murmured in agreement. Chapter 28 Now it was Chelsea’s turn to feel uneasy. She had taken the photo. to rat on Alison, yet Alison claimed it was to help her. What on earth was going on? Alison watched Chelsea closely, noting her growing confusion and suspicion.