Eri Kisaki paused. She didn't believe the two of them were merely cousins; they acted far too intimately, so intimately that it made her jealous.
Moreover, from Eri Kisaki's observations, she had noticed that her daughter, Ran Mouri, seemed to have feelings for Chen as well.
"So you're cousins? Still, the way you act around each other is too intimate. It's easy for people to misunderstand," Eri Kisaki said blandly.
"It can't be helped. We're just that close." Vermouth smiled faintly, then kissed Chen on the cheek.
Eri Kisaki and Ran Mouri froze. Eri Kisaki was now even more certain that their relationship was anything but simple.
At that thought, her heart suddenly ached. The discomfort was suffocating, making it hard for her to breathe properly.
Big Sis Vermouth and Chen are way too close! Ran Mouri thought to herself.
"That's right. After all, we grew up together." Chen draped an arm over Vermouth's shoulder as he spoke.
Vermouth rolled her eyes. Grew up together? She hadn't even known who Chen was before.
This guy could lie without the slightest change in expression, as though it were the truth.
"Is that so?" Eri Kisaki raised a brow before saying, "Since we happened to run into Chen today, why don't I treat you to a meal? It'll also be my way of thanking you for saving me back then."
"Chen, thank you so much!" Ran Mouri looked at Chen gratefully.
Chen shrugged. With a beauty offering to treat him to a meal, there was no way he would refuse.
"Attorney Kisaki, are you sure you want to cook personally?" Chen asked Eri Kisaki once more.
"Yes. Only then can I show my sincerity." Eri Kisaki nodded.
*I think you're trying to poison me. Don't you have any idea how bad your