Chapter 25

When Zachary and Giselle got to the parking lot, he suggested they head to a gym near her neighborhood to make it easier for her to get home afterward. Then, he eased into the passenger seat beside her. She agreed, but as she drove, her mind was clearly elsewhere. Noticing her dazed look, he asked, "What's on your mind?" "Nothing," she said, trying to brush it off. "Tonight was quite the coincidence, huh? To think we'd actually run into your uncle like that." Zachary laughed. "Oh, the owner of that restaurant is an old friend of his. He always takes his foreign clients there for dinner, so running into him isn't surprising at all." As he spoke, he couldn't help but lean a bit closer toward her. "My uncle's always on my side—especially when it comes to dating," he continued nonchalantly. "No matter what kind of woman I bring home, he never objects. And once he gives his approval, Grandma has to go along with it too. My parents? Their opinions don't matter at all!" Staring at h